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May 1, 2010/in Fiction 10-14 Middle/Secondary /by Angie Hill
BfK Rating:
BfK 182 May 2010
Reviewer: Huw Thomas
ISBN: 0956452205
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Genre: Fiction
Age Range: 10-14 Middle/Secondary
Length: 88pp
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Leon – Spit on the Mic

Author: Ola Laniyan-Amoako

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.

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