Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer

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Their staid school is often punishing Kofi for his behaviour, and pupils have started secretly performing battles of words (insults) in breaks, one-upping each other with an audience looking on admiringly. Using Kofi’s sales patter and his best friend Kelvin’s excellent memory, the boys create Paper Jam, a fanzine of song lyrics – and the buzz at school is unreal.

It’s not long before one of the teacher’s tells Kofi: ‘You could be a real leader at this school, you know that? But the latest venture doesn’t make Kofi popular with the teachers, who find him using the school photocopier for Paper Jam. Jeffrey's books include: Hold Tight: Black Masculinity, Millennials and the Meaning of Grime ; Black, Listed: Black British Culture Explored ; What is Masculinity? Members get the first chance to book our entire programme of events, including go-down-in-history gigs, concerts with world-class orchestras, and talks from cultural icons and political giants. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

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He’s always on the lookout for ways to earn some extra money, but can he sell a music magazine at school and stay out of trouble? I was surprised at the narrative decision to have multiple voices each taking paragraphs, sharing the story. The whole school is obsessed with music , no one can ever make out the words, so the boys hit the jackpot selling a new fanzine full of song lyrics: PAPER JAM.With lashings of laughter, this rhyming story is full of charm and cheekiness which will enthrall your young reader.

Faber Members get access to live and online author events and receive regular e-newsletters with book previews, promotional offers, articles and quizzes.Tickets can only be sold through the Southbank Centre and our authorised agents, and can't be resold. And Other Big Questions; Musical Truth, Musical World, I Heard What You Said, and Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer. The whole school is obsessed with music, no one can ever make out the words, so the boys hit the jackpot selling a new fanzine full of song lyrics: PAPER JAM. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Ond dydy’r fenter ddim yn gwneud Kofi’n boblogaidd â’r athrawon, sy’n ei ddal yn defnyddio llungopïwr yr ysgol ar gyfer Paper Jam.