Face (novel)

Face
Author Benjamin Zephaniah
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre Children's literature
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 207
ISBN 1-58234-774-3
Followed by Refugee Boy

Face is a British novel by British-Jamaican author and poet Benjamin Zephaniah, published in 1999. It's about a teenage boy who suffers facial injuries in a joyriding accident. Face has also been adapted as a stage play.[1]

Reception

Critical reception for Face has been mixed to positive, with Booklist saying "Martin's personal growth may lack literary finesse, but his struggle to overcome adversity will still involve some readers."[2] Publishers Weekly praised the book's message but remarked that the plot was "somewhat formulaic".[3]

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