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Description
'A brilliant first novel' Guardian
In the moving and compelling debut novel from Benjamin Zephaniah, a young man's life is completely changed when his face is badly scarred in a car accident.
Martin seems to have it all. He's cool, funny, and he's the undisputed leader of the Gang of Three, who roam their East London estate during the holidays looking for fun. But one night after the Gang leave a late night rap club, Martin accepts a ride from Pete, a Raider's Posse gang member. Too late, he realises that the car is stolen, and that the police are after them.
What happens next will change Martin's life and looks, and show him the true meaning of strength, courage, discrimination and friendship.
Brilliantly written and with a real ear for dialogue, fans of Angie Thomas and Malorie Blackman will love Benjamin Zephaniah's novels for young adult readers:
Refugee Boy
Face
Gangsta Rap
Teacher's Dead
Product details
Published | 01 Mar 2018 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 208 |
ISBN | 9781408894989 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Children's Books |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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A brilliant first novel
Guardian on FACE
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A lively and positive account of a boy who is badly scarred in a joyriding crash, and how he comes to terms with it ... incredibly well told
Irish Times on FACE
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An impressive debut, carefully researched ... Zephaniah writes wonderfully natural dialogue with the same ease as he spins out rhyming couplets
Herald on FACE
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The playful, obstinate and courageously humorous tone of Zephaniah's writing shines through ... hilarious and later heartbreaking
Alfred Hickling, Guardian on REFUGEE BOY
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Sweet, funny, highly inventive
Yorkshire Post on REFUGEE BOY
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Humour and innocence are both to the fore as is a sweetness of tone ... more street than poetic, and personal yet universal, Refugee Boy is well told by impassioned writer
York Press on REFUGEE BOY