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Refugee Boy

AuthorBenjamin Zephaniah

NarratorThe Author, Peter Kenny

Duration6h 10m

CategoriesChildren's Fiction

Key StageKS3

PublisherInhouse

VersionUnabridged

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Life is not safe for Alem, His father is Ethiopian, his mother Eritrean - and with both countries at war, he is welcome in neither place. So his father does an astonishing thing, which at first appears callous, but is in fact the ultimate gift of love from a parent to a child. This audio book also features an exclusive commentary by the author, in which he discusses what inspired him to write the book.

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