{"product_id":"9781408894996","title":"Refugee Boy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Zephaniah, Benjamin \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 12 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 September 2017 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (Bloomsbury Childrens Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 197 x 27 | 220g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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: Refugee BoyFaceGangsta RapTeacher's Dead\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55491583639938,"sku":"9781408894996","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781408894996.jpg?v=1753751640","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.live\/products\/9781408894996","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}