Trash - Andy Mulligan

Trash - Andy Mulligan

Blurb:

Three friends. Raphael, Gardo and Rat. Living on a heap of trash, a lifetime of sifting rubbish. One day they find something extraordinary - a deadly secret. From that moment they are hunted without mercy.

With danger snatching at their hee;s, the boys are chased from the city's dirty gutters to its wealthy avenues. But they can't run for ever. They need a miracle.

Reflection:

I thought that this book was good because it was good to understand and see people's perspectives that are on the bottom of the heap. We, being at Kristin, are obviously on the top of the heap and we have this perception that everybody glowers at us because we have been dealt a good hand and they haven't but this book proves to us that it is not like that. This book is a book about the future and what the world could be like if we don't care for our environment.
The world that Raphael, Gardo and Rat find themselves in, is a world that they have to suffer for because of others not caring about the environment. Although they all are at the bottom of the heap, literally, they still have family and this is a  major theme within the book. It shows us how people stick together through thick and thin because they are doing what they believe is right.
This book also shows us how everything in our world today revolves around money. Our status, our friendships, our education and our lifestyle.
This book also shows us that education is not very important to people who count on making money for their next meals and how it comes to be at the bottom of their agendas. This is a massive contrast when you look at us today and see how important it is to us. Our main goals are to get a good job that pays well so that we can support our future family. Their's is to survive. I don't think in our positions that we appreciate the extent of poverty and I think in our day and age we should pay more attention and not just turn it the television off because it is a world crisis that we all should have to deal with and help with.
One character that I noticed the most change in was Rat. At the beginning our perception of him was that he was frail, he was sensitive and he was insignificant because he was living with the rats. This all changed when Raphael and Gardo decided to trust him with the secret of what they had found. In the end, it turns out that without Rat, the boys would not have been able to accomplish what they intended to do. This tells the reader that you can never underestimate someone and you should always respect their choice of lifestyle and other decisions they might make.
I would recommend this book to anyone who find futuristic situations interesting and also people who enjoy mysteries. Be warned that there is a little bit of violence during the book if you are uncomfortable with that sort of stuff.