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Sullivan, Tara.

Golden boy / Tara Sullivan. - New York, New York : Puffin Books, 2013.

"A Tanzanian albino boy finds himself the ultimate outsider, hunted because of the color of his skin"-- Light eyes, yellow hair and white skin-- Habo is an albino, strange and alone. His father, unable to accept Habo, abandons the family. When they are forced from their small Tanzanian village, Habo knows he is to blame. The family seeks refuge with an aunt in Mwanza. But they hunt Albinos in Mwanza because Albino body parts are thought to bring good luck. And soon Habo is being hunted by a fearsome man with a machete. To survive, Habo must not only run, but find a way to love and accept himself.

ISBN: 9780142424506 0142424501

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Albinos and albinism--Juvenile fiction.
Human skin color--Juvenile fiction.
Human rights--Juvenile fiction.
Survival--Juvenile fiction.
Albinos and albinism.
Human rights.
Human skin color.
Survival.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Tanzania--Juvenile fiction.
Tanzania.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Young adult fiction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Young adult works.

LC Class. No.: K3247 / .H46