London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007. First Edition, First Impression. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 2007 first edition, first impression. Size octavo, 308 pages. Red hard cover with silver gilt titles to the spine, with the dust jacket. Book condition fine, a very clean copy. Dust jacket condition near fine, slight rub to edges else fine, not price clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Fiona Sweeney wants to do something that matters, and she chooses to make her mark in the arid bush of northeastern Kenya. By helping to start a traveling library, she hopes to bring the words of Homer, Hemingway, and Dr. Seuss to far-flung tiny communities where people live daily with drought, hunger, and disease. Her intentions are honorable, and her rules are firm: due to the limited number of donated books, if any one of them is not returned, the bookmobile will not return.But, encumbered by her Western values, Fi does not understand the people she seeks to help. And in the impoverished small community of Mididima, she finds herself caught in the middle of a volatile local struggle when the bookmobile's presence sparks a dangerous feud between the proponents of modernization and those who fear the loss of traditional ways.

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Bookseller: Lazarus Books Limited (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 016893
Title: The Camel Bookmobile
Author: Masha Hamilton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Impression.
ISBN 10: 0297851810
ISBN 13: 9780297851813
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2007
Keywords: FICTION BOOKS READING MOBILE LIBRARY CAMELS DESERT MIDDLE EAST

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