{"product_id":"9781447267324","title":"The Fastest Boy in the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eEleven-year-old Solomon loves to run! The great athletes of the Ethiopian national team are his heroes and he dreams that one day he will be a gold-medal-winning athlete like them, in spite of his ragged shorts and bare feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen his grandfather announces that he's going to take Solomon to Addis Ababa, Solomon cannot believe his ears. A trip to the capital? It's unfathomable. Solomon's joy is increased when he realizes that the Ethiopian running team will be doing a victory parade through the city that day. Maybe he'll get a glimpse of Haile Gebrselassie or Derartu Tulu?!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Solomon's grandfather has other plans. As Solomon follows him through the big, overwhelming streets, he learns something he cannot believe. The strict old man is a war hero who once risked his life to save a friend and has been in hiding ever since. When grandfather collapses, Solomon knows that getting help from his village is up to him. It's a twenty-mile run from the city to home, and grandfather's life hangs in the balance. Can the small bare-footed runner with the big heart do it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the  CILIP Carnegie Medal, \u003ci\u003eThe Fastest Boy in the World\u003c\/i\u003e by Elizabeth Laird is the inspiring story of a small Ethiopian runner with a very big heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140279615728,"sku":"9781447267324","price":7.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781447267324_p0.jpg?v=1763825034","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781447267324","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}