Author: Ashley Hickson-Lovence

Illustrator: Camilla Ru

Publisher: Penguin

ISBN: 9780241645444

About the book

Pen in one hand, on my wrist, a ticking clock
I've got to make this work, just need a little luck… In Norwich, as a Black teenager in a mostly white school, Ronny feels like a complete outsider. He tries his best to balance keeping his head down, and his goal of becoming a rapper alive. But when a local poet comes into class, he opens Ronny's world to something new. Rap is like spoken word, lyrics equal poetry - and maybe the combination of both could be the key to Ronny's dreams? 

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