The Heaven Shop

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There is a lion in our village, and it is carrying away our children.

Binti was the child star of a popular radio program in Malawi. She always believed she was special, but now she is nothing. Now she is just another AIDS orphan. But Binti Phiri is not about to give up. If she and her brother and sister are to be together, Binti will have to look outside herself and find a new way to be special.

Binti is a character you will never forget and this compelling, compassionate story will change your perspective on the world.

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Another honest, compassionate novel from Deborah Ellis, whose skill as a writer only keeps improving.'ACYL Newsletter, Dec 04powerful, uncompromising storytelling' Jane Conolly, Magpies Vol 20, No 1, March 05It's a page turner with a worthy social message.' The Age March 12 2005believable optimism and an affirmation of human dignity.' Viewpoint 28 Autumn 2005

Author Bio

Deborah Ellis has achieved international acclaim with her courageous and dramatic books that give Western readers a glimpse into the plight of children in developing countries. She has won the Governor General's Award, Sweden's Peter Pan Prize, the Ruth Schwartz Award, the University of California's Middle East Book Award, the Jane Addams Children's Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A long-time feminist and anti-war activist, she is best known for the Parvana series, which has been published around the world in twenty-nine languages, with more than two million dollars in royalties donated to organisations such as Women for Women in Afghanistan, UNICEF, and Street Kids International. In 2006, Deb was named to the Order of Ontario and in 2016 she was named to the Order of Canada.