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What Is the What
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4 out of 5
Based on 85,884 Ratings and 7,878 Reviews

Book Description
From the bestselling author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, What Is the What is the epic novel based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children —the so-called Lost Boys—was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age of seven and trek hundreds of miles by foot, pursued by militias, government bombers, and wild animals, crossing the deserts... More
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PublisherHamish Hamilton Children's Books
BindingHardcover (25 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages480
ISBN-100241142571
ISBN-13978-0241142578
Publication Date/2007
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About Dave Eggers (Author) : Dave Eggers is a published author and an editor. Some of the published credits of Dave Eggers include How We Are Hungry, Masters of American Comics, The Future Dictionary of America.
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