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Leon - Spit on the Mic

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BfK No. 182 - May 2010
BfK 182 May 2010

Cover Story
This issue’s cover is from Mary Hooper’s latest book, Fallen Grace, to be published on 7 June (978 0 7475 9913 5, £8.99 hbk). Mary Hooper is interviewed by Julia Eccleshare. Thanks to Bloomsbury for their help with this May cover.

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Leon - Spit on the Mic

Ola Laniyan-Amoako
(Urbantopia Books)
88pp, 978-0956452207, RRP £7.99, Paperback
10-14 Middle/Secondary
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Lisson Green books is a new brand of fiction.

Bout rappin, including rappers diction.

But underpinned by sound narrative structure

Interspersed with the DJ culture.

We meet Leon – rap’s his ting

And follow him as he’s competing

Seeks da prize, da rappers glory

But it’s all told in a readable story.

So to my homeys this review I is sendin’

To BfK posse I is recommending

The urban depiction is quite surprising

A genuine feel that is unpatronising

I hope this catches on – deserves promoting

And future titles will be well worth noting

For a sound story I’m appreciative

And reckon the series is innovative

This is a type of book that we been needing

Let’s hope it gets all of ‘dem rappers reading.

Reviewer: 
Huw Thomas
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