Benjamin Zephaniah

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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books
  • First Book:
    August 1995
  • Latest Book:
    April 2022
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Book List in Order: 16 titles

  • Talking Turkeys

    A reissue of TALKING TURKEYS by street poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Talking Turkeys is an unconventional collection of straight-talking poems about heroes, revolutions, racism, love and animal rights, among other subjects, that will entice many new reade...

  • Funky Chickens

    A second irreverent collection of poetry for children touching on anything from vegetables to the Queen and from sewage to the sun. There's plenty of humour as well as poems on racism, pollution and the murder of a cat....

  • Wicked World!

    Welcome to the wild and wicked words of Benjamin Zephaniah. You'll find loads of cool people who make up our world in this rapping, happening hip-hop collection. From the South Pole to Mongolia and the Himalayas, this is a real world tour of poems ab...

  • Face

    'A brilliant first novel' Guardian

    In the moving and compelling debut novel from Benjamin Zephaniah, a young man's life is completely changed when his face is badly scarred in a car accident.

    Martin seems to have it ...

  • We Are Britain

    A new poetry collection from Benjamin Zephaniah highlights the diversity of British society through its children. Here are 12 poems, each one about a child in his or her home environment. Along with the poem comes a brief text explaining the child's ...

  • Gangsta Rap

    'A fairytale of hip-hop success ... teens will enjoy the thrilling music fantasy, while many will identify with the smart, talented boys who grow up quickly and rescue themselves' Booklist

    An electrifying novel from hugely popular ...

  • Kung Fu Trip

  • Refugee Boy

    Alem is on holiday with his father for a few days in London. He has never been out of Ethiopia before and is very excited. They have a great few days together until one morning when Alem wakes up in the bed and breakfast they are staying at to find t...

  • Teacher's Dead

    A teacher is dead, murdered by two of his students in front of the school. He was a good man. People liked him. So how could this happen? Why? It just doesn't make sense to Jackson, and he is determined to investigate the case until he understands. ...



  • Liam

    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 Zyskowski to go out with him, everything would be perfect. Oh, and if he could find out who his real parents are. ...

  • Being Cool

    Written by award-winning author, poet and performer Benjamin Zephaniah, this modern story follows Jaden’s first few weeks at his new secondary school. As two rival groups of boys both befriend Jaden, the pressure mounts â€" who will he choose an...

  • Terror Kid

    What is a terrorist? A shocking, moving and timely novel about the choices that shape us.Rico knows trouble. He knows the look of it and the sound of it. He also knows to stay away from it as best he can. Because if there's one thing his Romany backg...

  • I'll Be Home for Christmas

    The UK's top Young Adult authors join together in this collection of new stories and poems on the theme of home. Contributors include: Tom Becker, Holly Bourne, Sita Brahmachari, Kevin Brooks, Melvin Burgess, Katy Cannon, Cat Clarke, Juno Dawson, Jul...

  • Windrush Child

  • Nature Trail

  • We Sang Across the Sea

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Benjamin Zephaniah has published 16 books.

Benjamin Zephaniah does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, We Sang Across the Sea, was published in April 2022.

The first book by Benjamin Zephaniah, Talking Turkeys, was published in August 1995.

No. Benjamin Zephaniah does not write books in series.
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