Face
Benjamin Zephaniah
 The protagonist, Martin Turner, is portrayed as a typical teenager from a fairly rough, multicultural area of Newham in east London. One evening, after leaving a rap club, he and his friends are offered a ride home by an acquaintance, which they accept. However, the car is stolen, and the driver's reaction on seeing a police car results in an accident in which Martin suffers severe burns to his face. Martin has to deal with the loss of his Girlfriend and Friends, ridicule at school and his isolation from his family, however he eventually overcomes his disfigurement, makes new friends and attains a level of personal acceptance.The book portrays the difficulties faced by people with facial disfigurements and how one minute they are leading a normal life and the next they are stared at and teased. It shows people with disfigurements are still humans and should be allowed to lead a normal life too.