Talking Turkeys

Funky Chickens

Liam

Bad Apple

The Giver

Black Queen

The Adoration of Jenna Fox

Dear Girl: You are Amazing: Inspiring Stories about Courage, Inner Strength, and Self-Confidence

'The playful, obstinate and courageously humorous tone of Zephaniah's writing shines through ... hilarious and later heartbreaking' Guardian

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

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Talking Turkeys

Benjamin Zephaniah, 1995

Funky Chickens

Benjamin Zephaniah, 1996

Liam

Benjamin Zephaniah, Dan Taylor, Natalie Packer, 2012

Bad Apple

T. R. Burns, 2012

The Giver

Lois Lowry, 1993

Black Queen

Michael Morpurgo, Michael Morpurgo M.B.E., 2000

The Adoration of Jenna Fox

Mary E. Pearson, 2008

Dear Girl: You are Amazing: Inspiring Stories about Courage, Inner Strength, and Self-Confidence

Emily Green, 2022