Zephaniah: Face
January 6th, 2010 by Alison
- Zephaniah: Face
”Face“
by Benjamin Zephaniah
”Face“ by Benjamin Zephaniah is an adventure/action. The book is about a teenage boy called Martin Turner and he is the coolest guy in his school. Martin is a leader of a gang and he has the most popular girlfriend. Everything was going great; he was going to parties, hanging out with his friends and going clubbing. However one night after going clubbing Martin was walking down a street with his friend Mark and a car came roaring down. Martin knew the people in it so he and Mark went into the car but they didn’t know it was stolen. As they were racing down the streets they were caught by the police. The police started to chase them but Martin’s friend who was driving really quickly, crashed into another car. Mark broke a rib but Martin was seriously burnt and had to go the hospital. The story carries and it show you how Martin’s life changed on after the crash.
The reason I enjoyed reading this book was it had a very good message. I think Benjamin was trying to show the difference between a fickle friendship and a strong friendship. Martin’s friend always followed him and done stuff with him although after his accident they started to ignore him and they made new friends.
Niall (St. Ninians High School)
The reason I enjoyed reading this book was it had a very good message. I think Benjamin was trying to show the difference between a fickle friendship and a strong friendship. Martin’s friend always followed him and done stuff with him although after his accident they started to ignore him and they made new friends.
Niall (St. Ninians High School)
Recently I read the book ‘FACE’ by Benjamin Zephaniah
The book is about a boy called Martin Taylor the leader of a gang and the most popular boy in school he has everything he wanted Girls, friends and respect but this all changes when after a night on the town he accepts a lift from a drug crazed friend and the car crashes completely ruining his face and this is when he realises he was only loved for his looks and not his personality and when he is visited by his friends in hospital they cant even make eye contact with him let alone a running conversation. When he returns to school he is given pity which he does not want and also realises how with one simple accident those who were close to him became so far apart.
I enjoyed the book as the story shows that if you’re honest with yourself then things can change for the better.
By Connor (St. Ninians High School)