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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.
The evolution to rap battles was quickly moved into, the book also swiftly shifts through points that could have been darker, probably as the audience is likely to be primary school-aged.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.
From Nobel Laureates Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter to theatre greats Tom Stoppard and Alan Bennett to rising stars Polly Stenham and Florian Zeller, Faber Drama presents the very best theatre has to offer. Faber Members get access to live and online author events and receive regular e-newsletters with book previews, promotional offers, articles and quizzes.Rap battles form a key part of the plot, but really this is a story of friendship between two boys, one of whom (Kofi) is a energetic wannabee-entrepreneur, the other (Kelvin) held back despite a photographic memory by his stutter and shyness.
Jeffrey Boakye is an author, broadcaster, educator and journalist with a particular interest in issues surrounding race, masculinity, education and popular culture. It's not long before one of the teacher's tells Kofi: 'You could be a real leader at this school, you know that? Entering the action-packed fun world of Kofi's family and friends through this superbly crafted story will be a joy for all key stage 3 students whatever their preferred genre is.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. Music is hugely important in our lives – whether we’re listening or playing an instrument ourselves.