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thNew York Times Bestseller - Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba s tiny village in Malawi his family lost all of the season s crops leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library looking for a solution. There he came up with the idea that would change his family s life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts William s windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land. Retold for a younger audience this exciting memoir shows how even in a desperate situation one boy s brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs illustrations and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on William story