The Fastest Boy in the World

by Elizabeth Laird

Solomon has ambitions to be the fastest boy in the world and to run in the Olympics. His endurance and speed is tested when his grandfather collapses in Addis Ababa and Solomon has to run over 20 miles to their village to get help.

Themes

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  • Determination
  • Perseverance
  • Ethiopia
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Olympics
  • Ambition
  • War Hero
  • Family
  • Illness
  • Poverty
  • Africa
  • Inspirational People