Refugee Boy
By Author / Illustrator
Benjamin Zephaniah
Genre
Representation & Inclusion
Age range(s)
11+
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN
9781408894996
Format
Paperback / softback
Published
07-09-2017
Synopsis
'Playful, obstinate and courageously humorous ... hilarious and later heartbreaking' Guardian'Sweet, funny, highly inventive' Yorkshire PostThe personal, funny and poignant tale of a young refugee, from acclaimed storyteller Benjamin ZephaniahAcclaimed performance poet and novelist Benjamin Zephaniah's honest, wry and poignant story of a young refugee left in London is of even more power and pertinence today than when it was first published.Life is not safe for Alem. His father is Ethopian, his mother Eritrean. Their countries are at war, and Alem is welcome in neither place.So Alem is excited to spend a holiday in London with his father - until he wakes up to find him gone. What seems like a betrayal is in fact an act of love, but now Alem is alone in a strange country, and he must forge his own path...
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
What the World Doesn't See
The Space We're In
Fight Back
Face
