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A thought-provoking and twisty look at the nature of truth and how the media portrays young people accused of serious crimes, from acclaimed performance poet and novelist Benjamin Zephaniah

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For young people dealing with ideas in a post-truth world, Benjamin Zephaniah´s story of violence, truth and the media is as powerful and pertinent as when it was first published.

A teacher is dead, murdered by two of his students in front of the whole school. Right in front of Jackson Jones.

But Mr Joseph was a good man - people liked him, respected him. How could those boys stab him and jog away like nothing had happened?

Unable to process what he has seen, Jackson begins his own investigation: everyone knows who did it, but as Jackson uncovers more about the boys, he becomes convinced that people need to understand why.

Brilliantly 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 Boy
Face
Gangsta Rap
Teacher´s Dead

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Benjamin Zephaniah rides straight through everybody´s taboos, everybody´s prejudices, everybody´s niceties and gets straight to the heart of the matter . Strong, honest, democratic, accessible to all, Teacher´s Dead comes highly recommended The Bookbag´s Jill Murphy on TEACHER´S DEAD

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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.

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