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Refugee Boy
Refugee Boy
Refugee Boy
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Refugee Boy

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'Playful, obstinate and courageously humorous ... hilarious and later heartbreaking' Guardian
'Sweet, funny, highly inventive' Yorkshire Post

The personal, funny and poignant tale of a young refugee, from acclaimed storyteller Benjamin Zephaniah

Acclaimed 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...
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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:

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LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 4, 2011
ISBN9781408825402
Refugee Boy
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Benjamin Zephaniah

Benjamin Zephaniah is best known for his dynamic performance poetry but he is also an award-winning playwright, a novelist, political activist and musician. He has written several novels for teenagers and is an outspoken campaigner for human and animal rights. He has appeared on long-running BBC radio and TV programmes, such as Desert Island Discs and Question Time, and continues to record and release albums with his reggae band.

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    Quotes from my class (10-11 Year olds)
    'Heartfelt. It can teach us all a lesson.'
    'This book shows the importance of compassion and love'
    'This book shows the difficult life of a refugee'

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