{"product_id":"refugee-boy-by-benjamin-zephaniah-9781408894996","title":"Refugee Boy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected for The Pleasure List 2026 - Hay Festival's crowd-sourced list of the 39 most unputdownable books ever\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Playful, obstinate and courageously humorous ... hilarious and later heartbreaking'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Sweet, funny, highly inventive'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eYorkshire Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe poignant but funny tale of a young refugee now marking its 25th anniversary with a \u003cstrong\u003enew foreword by Joseph Coelho, former Children's Laureate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLife is not safe for Alem. His father is Ethiopian, his mother Eritrean. Their countries are at war, and Alem is welcome in neither place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery accessible and easy to read; perfect for reading for pleasure and classroom discussion.\u003c\/strong\u003e QR code link to new Teachers' Notes included in anniversary edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRefugee Boy\u003cbr\u003eFace\u003cbr\u003eGangsta Rap\u003cbr\u003eTeacher's Dead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48243849298156,"sku":"9781408894996","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781408894996-refugee-boy-1.jpg?v=1787989927","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/refugee-boy-by-benjamin-zephaniah-9781408894996","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}