Liam

by Benjamin Zephaniah, Dan Taylor (Illustrator), Natalie Packer (Editor)

Liam's life is going well.
He's done okay in his GCSEs.
He's getting pretty good at playing the guitar. If he could just persuade Amy to go out with him, everything would be perfect.
Oh, and if he could find out who his real parents are ...

55 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2012

About the author

A British-Jamaican writer, dub poet and Rastafari. He was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008.

Reviews

[Gemma · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know this book is short but I was not planning on reading all of it. It came is the Booktrust secondary school pack. I was just going to see what it was about and read first page/chapter. Well what can I say, it sucked me in and I needed to know if the young man in the story found his birth parents. I will have to try and check out Benjamin Zephaniah's other novels.

On a side note I am so glad that popular authors write these shorter books for those reluctant readers and those who struggle with bigger books. Finding the right book can spark a love for reading so it is important to have books aimed at different types of readers.

[Evalangui · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is so flat. I like children's books but a lot of authors think the only way for children to understand you is to dumb it down to nothingness.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick-R, Nice story, would love to see it in a longer book. Illustration not my style. Ages 10-14?

[Louiza Papamarkou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book

[Nahuel Campos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cada vez que releo este libro para usarlo con mis alumnos me emociono. Es la tercera vez que lo leo y no dejo de alegrarme con el final.