Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer

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It's not long before one of the teacher's tells Kofi: 'You could be a real leader at this school, you know that? It’s the 1990s, everyone at school loves music, but the likes of Smash Hits magazine never have the lyrics of TLC, Mary J.

But the latest venture doesn’t make Kofi popular with the teachers, who find him using the school photocopier for Paper Jam.He is senior teaching fellow at the University of Manchester and has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Leicester. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. With lashings of laughter, this rhyming story is full of charm and cheekiness which will enthrall your young reader. Of course, problems must ensue for the plot - and tests of friendship loyalty, local bullies, his uncle and girlfriend moving in all vie for a place in the story. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

Talk to a member of staff at the auditorium entrance if you have a disability that means you can’t queue, or you need extra time to take your seat. You can also use the external lift near the Artists' Entrance on Southbank Centre Square to reach Mandela Walk, Level 2. The facility includes a height-adjustable bench, tracking hoist system, a centrally-placed toilet, a height-adjustable basin and a shower. Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer tells the story of a boy growing up in the 1990s on a housing estate in London.But when he finds out his best friend Kelvin has a photographic memory, he comes up with a genius money-making scheme. Music is hugely important in our lives – whether we’re listening or playing an instrument ourselves. With classics such as Ted Hughes's The Iron Man and award-winners including Emma Carroll's Letters from the Lighthouse, Faber Children's Books brings you the best in picture books, young reads and classics.

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. Kofi spots both an opportunity and a gap in the market when he finds Kelvin can memorise lyrics to popular songs other kids want to learn, and a surreptitious magazine is born. 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.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. These books aimed at 11-13 year olds contain themes around friendships and overcoming a variety of challenges, as well as starting at a new school. But when Damian – now Finn – meets local crime-fighter Star Kid, he questions both what it means to be a villain and to be a hero. 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?

Faber Members get access to live and online author events and receive regular e-newsletters with book previews, promotional offers, articles and quizzes. You won’t be able to bring any bags over 40 x 25 x 25cm into the Queen Elizabeth Hall, so please leave large bags at home. Home to William Golding, Sylvia Plath, Kazuo Ishiguro, Sally Rooney, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Max Porter, Ingrid Persaud, Anna Burns and Rachel Cusk, among many others, Faber is proud to publish some of the greatest novelists from the early twentieth century to today. While it worked fine, it felt a little disjointed and the rule of 'show don't tell' of exposition was broken a few times, some things didn't need explaining to the audience who could have worked things out for themselves.The chapters are very short, meaning it feels accessible, and even though it’s set in the 90s, readers will recognise the playground and family dynamics and the realities of life living on an estate.