{"product_id":"refugee-boy-by-benjamin-zephaniah-previously-loved","title":"Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah previously loved","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSelected for The Pleasure List 2026 - Hay Festival's crowd-sourced list of the 39 most unputdownable books ever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Playful, obstinate and courageously humorous ... hilarious and later heartbreaking'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Sweet, funny, highly inventive'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eYorkshire Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe poignant but funny tale of a young refugee now marking its 25th anniversary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcclaimed 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife is not safe for Alem. His father is Ethopian, his mother Eritrean. Their countries are at war, and Alem is welcome in neither place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVery accessible and easy to read; perfect for reading for pleasure and classroom discussion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly 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:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRefugee Boy\u003cbr\u003eFace\u003cbr\u003eGangsta Rap\u003cbr\u003eTeacher's Dead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beyond Books Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58422898590070,"sku":null,"price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2969\/8658\/files\/refb.jpg?v=1786212826","url":"https:\/\/www.beyond-books.co.uk\/products\/refugee-boy-by-benjamin-zephaniah-previously-loved","provider":"Beyond Books Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}