Benjamin Zephaniah

  • 5 stars across 34 books
Benjamin Zephaniah is probably one of the most high-profile international authors writing today, with an enormous breadth of appeal, equally popular with adults and children. Well known for his performance poetry with a political edge for adults and groundbreaking performance poetry for children, Benjamin has also written several urban novels for teenagers. Benjamin has his own rap/reggae band and has appeared on Desert Island Discs. He travels the world speaking about his books and poetry.
5th November 2020

Windrush Child

  In this heart-stopping adventure, Benjamin Zephaniah shows us what it was like to be a child of the Wind... MoreWindrush Child

(17 reviews) Review
7th May 1999

Face

In this startling debut novel from Benjamin Zephaniah, the author tackles the moving and compelling story of a young man... MoreFace

(5 reviews) Review
17th July 2008

Refugee Boy

Alem is on holiday with his father for a few days in London. He has never been out of Ethiopia before and is very excite... MoreRefugee Boy

(5 reviews) Review
28th August 2014

Terror Kid

What is a terrorist? A shocking, moving and timely novel about the choices that shape us.Rico knows trouble. He knows th... MoreTerror Kid

(3 reviews) Review
5th March 2002

Wicked!

(2 reviews) Review
19th June 2004

Gangsta Rap

Ray has given up school. He sees no point in education and despises authority. And then he has no choice about school as... MoreGangsta Rap

(2 reviews) Review
15th January 2009

J is for Jamaica

From Cricket to Pumpkin, from Hummingbird to Yam - this is a photographic alphabet showing Jamaica in all its colourful ... MoreJ is for Jamaica

(1 review) Review
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  • Windrush Child

    Windrush Child

    by Y6STG

    This book was an absolute masterpiece. It was a retelling of the windrush generation in 1948 and 1971, the history and culture of the main character w...

  • Windrush Child

    Windrush Child

    by Y6STG

    This book is a fantastic book about the importance of the Wind-rush generation and the disgusting reality of the Wind-rush scandal in 2018.It is about...

  • Refugee Boy

    Refugee Boy

    I have been reading this in school  during form and I have to say I love it. Whilst the storyline is sad, it makes us aware of the circumstances peopl...