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Refugee Boy

By: Benjamin Zephaniah
Narrated by: Ben Bailey Smith
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About this listen

Bloomsbury presents Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah, read by Ben Bailey Smith.

'Playful, obstinate and courageously humorous ... hilarious and later heartbreaking' Guardian
'Sweet, funny, highly inventive' Yorkshire Post

The personal, funny and poignant tale of a young refugee, from acclaimed storyteller Benjamin Zephaniah

Acclaimed 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.

Life is not safe for Alem. His father is Ethopian, his mother Eritrean. Their countries are at war, and Alem is welcome in neither place.

So 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...

©2001 Benjamin Zephaniah (P)2020 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Difficult Situations Literature & Fiction England Refugee

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Yes, I love this book. 🤩🤩🤩🤩 It has a Amazing story telling. I love this book so much 10 / 10.

yes !!!!

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Really good narration and interesting facts story, felt very relevant in light of the current governments stances on immigration We are turning away the future

Very Good

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Fantastic narration of a wonderful book. Zephaniah is unrivalled in youth fiction.
A must read.

Refugee Boy

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I listened to this for school research, I am a teacher, it's fantastic for studying English, Citizenship etc. But also would recommend as a good read for young people

Great read for young minds!

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This book is very interesting and I would advise people to read it. It is also very inspiring for refugees and other people.

Refugee Boy

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strong performance well read, would definitely recommend to all who want to know about the refugee journey, similar in themes to seeking refuge 2060

Great stuff

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Powerful story of a young boy who's life is turned upside down.

Wonderfully written and delivered. The book follows Arlem as he his world is turned upside down.

Moving story of a determined youngster

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This story is moving and poignant and need to be heard. The performance is great.

My only criticism is I don’t think it’s been edited well - the performer repeats himself a few times (which I imagine is normal when recording an audio book) but they’ve not been edited out.

Great story and great performance

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Anyone with a heart should read this extremely moving and well read book full of history , humour and humanity. Thank you mr Zephaniah

Have a heart

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Great story cool characters and a good storyline to.
Loved the characters allem and the stepdad

Great story

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