Thursday, 11 October 2007

Diego, run! by Deborah Ellis

Diego lives with his mother and sister in a womens prison in Bolivia. While his mother is a prisoner, Diego is free to come and go. But money is required to survive in the prison and Diego helps his mother by getting paid for doing odd jobs for everyone. More money would make life easier, so Diego is convinced to go with a friend who has set-up a special job which was supposed to pay very well. Unfortunately they were duped and end up working for drug manufacturers who have no intention of paying or allowing the boys to survive.

This is a story of survival.

I liked it and recommend it for Year 9 and 10 students.

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