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Face (novel)

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Face
First edition
AuthorBenjamin Zephaniah
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages207
ISBN1-58234-774-3

Face is a 1999 British novel by British-Jamaican author and poet Benjamin Zephaniah. It is about a young boy who suffers facial injuries in a joyriding accident. Face has also been adapted as a stage play.[1] It follows the story of Martin, a British teenager living in east London, and how his and his friends and family’s life changed after a horrific car crash.

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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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