- Audiobook
- 2020
- 4 hrs 1 min
- Bloomsbury Children's Books
Title
Face
Description
Bloomsbury presents Face by Benjamin Zephaniah, read by Ben Bailey Smith.
'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
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Product details
Publisher:
Author:
Title:
Face
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Language:
EN
ISBN Audio:
9781526627698
Publication date:
September 2, 2020
Keywords:
Angie ThomasBAME fictiondiscriminationfacial disfigurementNikesh Shuklapshe topicsThe Good Immigrantthe hate u giveYA issuesJason ReynoldsTrack seriesThe Black KidsChristina Hammonds ReedBen Bailey Smithperformance poetblack prideFunky ChickensprejudiceracismImmigrationbest books kidsBlack Lives Matterrefugee boygangsta rapteacher's deadPoetYAcars joyriding
Duration
4 hrs 1 min
Product type
AUDIO
Explicit:
No
Audio drama:
No
Unabridged:
Yes
About the author:
A high-profile international author with an enormous breadth of appeal, Benjamin Zephaniah was perhaps best known for his performance poetry with a political edge for adults and ground-breaking performance poetry for children. Alongside his poetry he created novels and plays, wrote and performed music and had a recurring role as preacher Jeremiah Jesus in the BBC series Peaky Blinders. In his novels for young people, which include Face, Refugee Boy, Gangsta Rap and Teacher's Dead, Zephaniah tackled vital themes that resonate as much today as they did upon their first publication.
