Black Mamba Boy

Nadifa Mohamed

earliest edition we have, 2010 HarperCollins Publishers, 2010 paperback

Aden,1935; a city vibrant, alive, and full of hidden dangers. And home to Jama, a ten year-old boy. But then his mother dies unexpectedly and he finds himself alone in the world.Jama is forced home to his native Somalia, the land of his nomadic ancestors. War is on the horizon and the fascist Italian forces who control parts of east Africa are preparing for battle. Yet Jama cannot rest until he discovers whether his...

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Editions we hold

Black Mamba Boy paperback · 2016 · dtv Verlagsgesellschaft · 9783423145350
Gokyuzuyle Konusan Cocuk paperback · 2014 · Pegasus · 9786053432425
Black Mamba Boy edition · 2011 · Picador · 304 pages · 9780312569235
La mamba negra paperback · 2011 · Emecé Editores · 320 pages · 9788408102113
Black mamba boy edition · 2010 · Ulverscroft · 9781444805239
Black Mamba Boy edition · 2010 · Farrar, Straus & Giroux · 9781429979795
Zwarte Mamba edition · 2010 · Orlando · 312 pages · 9789022959749
Black Mamba Boy paperback · 2010 · HarperCollins Publishers · 9780007315741
Black Mamba Boy edition · 2010 · HarperCollins Publishers Limited · 288 pages · 9780007315772
Black mamba boy edition · 2010 · Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 280 pages · 9780374114190
Black Mamba Boy edition · 2010 · HarperCollins Publishers Limited · 9780007315758
Black Mamba Boy audiobook · 2010 · Blackstone Audio, Inc. · 9781441754905

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