Thirteen-year-old Habo has always been different--light eyes,Â yellow hair and white skin. Not the good brown skin his family has and not theÂ white skin of tourists.Â Habo is strange and

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Thirteen-year-old Habo has always been different--light eyes,Â yellow hair and white skin. Not the good brown skin his family has and not theÂ white skin of tourists.Â Habo is strange and alone. His father, unable toÂ accept Habo,Â abandons the family;Â his motherÂ can scarcelyÂ look at him. His brothers are cruel and the other children never invite him to play. Only his sister Asu loves him well. But even AsuÂ can't takeÂ the stingÂ away when theÂ family is forced from theirÂ small Tanzanian village, and Habo knows heÂ is to blame.Â

Seeking refuge in Mwanza, Habo and his familyÂ journey across the Serengeti. His auntÂ is glad to open her home until she sees Habo for the first time, and then she is only afraid. Suddenly, Habo has a new word for himself:Â Albino. But they hunt Albinos in Mwanza because Albino body parts are thought to bring good luck.Â And soonÂ Habo is being hunted by a fearsome man with a machete. To survive, Habo must not only run, but find a way toÂ love and accept himself.
Country USA
Brand Brand: Putnam Juvenile
Manufacturer Putnam Pub Group
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780399161124
ReleaseDate 2013-06-27

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