Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah

Refugee Boy

Benjamin Zephaniah

80 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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An eye for an eye. It's very simple. You choose your homeland like a hyena picking and choosing where he steals his next meal from. Scavenger. Yes you grovel to the feet of Mengistu and when his people spit at you and kick you from the bowl you sc...

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Community Reviews Summary of 378 reviews

Moods

emotional 76%
sad 67%
inspiring 51%
informative 46%
reflective 46%
hopeful 34%
challenging 27%
adventurous 11%
dark 11%
tense 6%
funny 2%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 60%
fast 34%
slow 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 44% | Character: 34% | Plot: 21%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 13% | N/A: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 87% | No: 5% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 78% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%

Average rating

3.6

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