Teacher's Dead
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Benjamin Zephaniah
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Summary
A teacher is dead， murdered by two of his students in front of the school。 He was a good man。 People liked him。 So how could this happen？ Why？ It just doesn't make sense to Jackson， and he is determined to investigate the case until he understands。 Benjamin Zephaniah has， once again， chosen a topical and hard-hitting subject - and he deals with it in his own uniquely empathetic and edgy way。
Reviews
Vieira Tinoco Andreia
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Lê-se rápido e muito interessante。 Pensava que ía ser uma seca por começar logo com o assassinato e ter tantas páginas mas há tanto tempo que não lia um livro assim tão captivante como este。 Um final inesperado e talvez um pouco curto mas mesmo assim excepcional！
Levin Brunner
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I read this book at school。 After the first chapter I was addicted！ I loved the book。 But then I realized that the book is extremely boring and it happens nothing…You just have to read the last chapter and you would understand the whole book without even reading the other chapters。The story was not good， but the development of the characters is quite interesting！Also the message „Seeing is not always believing“made me think about life。
Megan
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Benjamin Zephania writes a teenager's experience of seeing one of his teacher's murdered and exploring the reasons why it happened and developing empathy for the boys involved。 It is written for pre-teen/teens so the language and plot are fairly straight forward。 However， the themes are deep and rich。 If I were still teaching it would definitely be a good year 9 text choice。 It also has a lot of relevant themes for school children including understanding the effects of abuse and bullying。 Benjamin Zephania writes a teenager's experience of seeing one of his teacher's murdered and exploring the reasons why it happened and developing empathy for the boys involved。 It is written for pre-teen/teens so the language and plot are fairly straight forward。 However， the themes are deep and rich。 If I were still teaching it would definitely be a good year 9 text choice。 It also has a lot of relevant themes for school children including understanding the effects of abuse and bullying。 。。。more
Maeve O'Brien
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Read this book last month。 It was amazing。 Definitely recommend it to absolutely anyone
Yumi
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Teacher's Dead is a really good book and has loads of detail。 But I have to admit it must be very traumatising for the rest of the student watching it all happen。 I am quite surprise that the teachers doesn't the student's bag。 I am also quite invested in the mission of the boy。 Teacher's Dead is a really good book and has loads of detail。 But I have to admit it must be very traumatising for the rest of the student watching it all happen。 I am quite surprise that the teachers doesn't the student's bag。 I am also quite invested in the mission of the boy。 。。。more
Donna
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I wasn't sure if I'd like this one or not but I really enjoyed it。 The story follows Jackson Jones， who witnesses his teacher being stabbed in the playground。 He then goes on to investigate what led up to the murder and things are not what they seem。 Had GGGTM vibes and is definitely YA which isn't usually my kinda book but I liked it。 I wasn't sure if I'd like this one or not but I really enjoyed it。 The story follows Jackson Jones， who witnesses his teacher being stabbed in the playground。 He then goes on to investigate what led up to the murder and things are not what they seem。 Had GGGTM vibes and is definitely YA which isn't usually my kinda book but I liked it。 。。。more
Saskia
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What I loved about this book is the exploration of guilt， causality， supposition， innocence and revenge。 The book gently guides the reader towards a conclusion that is thought-provoking and meaningful。 It is a slower book， and for that reason I have dropped it from a 4 to a 3 。。。 I did pause the book for a while a I wasn't *desperate* to find out what happened next。 It started with such a bang， I was expecting something a bit faster。 LOVED the poem at the end。 Suitable for Y9。 What I loved about this book is the exploration of guilt， causality， supposition， innocence and revenge。 The book gently guides the reader towards a conclusion that is thought-provoking and meaningful。 It is a slower book， and for that reason I have dropped it from a 4 to a 3 。。。 I did pause the book for a while a I wasn't *desperate* to find out what happened next。 It started with such a bang， I was expecting something a bit faster。 LOVED the poem at the end。 Suitable for Y9。 。。。more
Carissa Skittlethorpe
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Taking catching up with books to extremes by finally reading one bought for me over 10 years ago and I really wish I'd read it sooner。 This is teen fiction through and through， though it plays on the naivity of the protagonist delibrately， the writing that goes with it is often quite basic， bland and occasionally cringe as far as dialogue goes。I see myself in Jackson a lot， a boy who's not like the other kids， he's weird， he over thinks everything and he's not quite intelligent enough to make it Taking catching up with books to extremes by finally reading one bought for me over 10 years ago and I really wish I'd read it sooner。 This is teen fiction through and through， though it plays on the naivity of the protagonist delibrately， the writing that goes with it is often quite basic， bland and occasionally cringe as far as dialogue goes。I see myself in Jackson a lot， a boy who's not like the other kids， he's weird， he over thinks everything and he's not quite intelligent enough to make it work for him either。 He flits between adorable and annoying as the book goes on， depending on scene， but one crucial thing he has that centers the whole story is human empathy。 Zephaniah teaches not only empathy， but in his well backed up Leftist arguments， that police and media are to be trusted less than victims of working class violence。 Occasionally it comes off self righteous， especially when he's preaching to the choir but his poem after the book illustrates he really is a much better poet than a story teller。 I have a lot of issues with the books writing but I'll always have a soft spot for its heart， I pine for a version of me that had the pleasure of reading this young and I'll keep hold of the book in case younger people in my life need a recommendation （or life lesson）。 。。。more
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frances
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i could write a 2000 words essay called "why ’teacher's dead’ is one of the worst books i've ever read" i could write a 2000 words essay called "why ’teacher's dead’ is one of the worst books i've ever read" 。。。more
Tiril
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I found the plot and story of the book great and I really did enjoy the writing style。 Most of the characters， I found interesting and wanted to learn more about them。 Sadly this is where the good ends。 I found the main character Jackson， boring and bland。 If the book was written from different perspective， I might have enjoyed Jackson Jones more。 His blandness made him a bit annoying and unlikable。 He wasn't a bad person， he was just extremely normal and bland。 I feel like I would've liked the I found the plot and story of the book great and I really did enjoy the writing style。 Most of the characters， I found interesting and wanted to learn more about them。 Sadly this is where the good ends。 I found the main character Jackson， boring and bland。 If the book was written from different perspective， I might have enjoyed Jackson Jones more。 His blandness made him a bit annoying and unlikable。 He wasn't a bad person， he was just extremely normal and bland。 I feel like I would've liked the book a lot more if the story was told from a different perspective。 Mrs。 Josephs perspective would be way more interesting to read and hearing her thoughts about the murder and Mrs。 Ferrier would be way better than Jacksons。 I also believe that it could be interesting to hear Lionel or Ramzis perspective， or even Terrys。 the shame， the fear and the guilt that I belive I could have gotten from that， would've made this book a four star read， maybe even a five。 。。。more
Rebecca Nichols
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A good read for teenagers。It explores some interesting ideas about how and why we often protect bullies and demonize victims。
The Bookworm
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Ratings: 2，9/5 starsI appreciate the lessons in the book， the book does teach you something， however， it was kinda boring， the ending was rushed， and the characters were not so interesting。 The main character was a weirdo lol， he cared way too much about other people’s business， hence it felt unrealistic。
IaeBere
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I read it for school， it was bad。 The plot was meh， and the characters didn’t make sense。 The ending was like too sudden。 Just， not for me
Esther Huntington-Whiteley
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Made me nostalgic for a school I didn’t go to
R。S Green
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Gripping， tense， beautifully written and a great， short YA read。 It’s a bit short and would be great as a longer， ‘regular novel’ but it’s very accessible。 It shows some of the fallout of knife crime and I 100% recommend。
María
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Very good YA fiction。
Hilary
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Teacher's Dead follows Jackson Jones， a young teenager （I would estimate 13/14 due to comments made in the story， although this is never officially confirmed） who sees his teacher get stabbed by a couple of boys in his class。 He feels the need to understand what happened， and so begins to conduct an "investigation" of his own。This is a really interesting story。 The point of view this is told from is interesting， and I love the idea of this as a story， especially for the YA age group。 I think it Teacher's Dead follows Jackson Jones， a young teenager （I would estimate 13/14 due to comments made in the story， although this is never officially confirmed） who sees his teacher get stabbed by a couple of boys in his class。 He feels the need to understand what happened， and so begins to conduct an "investigation" of his own。This is a really interesting story。 The point of view this is told from is interesting， and I love the idea of this as a story， especially for the YA age group。 I think it covers an outlet of grief for someone that you don't particularly know well in a approachable manner， and even covers the idea of an alternative therapy to， well， therapy as an outlet。Where this fell down for me， is that it doesn't feel entirely realistic。 At times Jackson felt very young for his age， and at others incredibly old。 I think the personalisation of him was a bit off the mark。 One moment he was acting like a 10/11 year old， and then next making big decisions about a police case that didn't really involve him as anything more than a witness。 He doesn't seem to have any real personality， and a lot of his decisions seemed founded in childish logic （which his mum then let him go ahead with？！） The adult's reactions to him also seemed odd to me - his mum trusting him with enormous decisions， his head teacher allowing him to demand things from her， his relationships with both the victim's wife and the murderer's mother。。。 it all felt a little improbable。I think this would be a good book for young teens to read， as a starting point to understand grief， therapy， and to never take things at face value， but it definitely needs to be explored further， and I think the work misses the mark with me。 。。。more
Bookish Bethany
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This is definitely a young adult's bookI bought it from a charity shop nearby because the name 'Benjamin Zephaniah' wrung a bell - I remember a poem by him that we recited at school。 If you take this book as it is - simple but with a message - it is good and its message is important， especially to school children。 The ethos of the story being about the wrongs of bullying， the inescapable nature of bullying at school， and what it can drive the victims of it to do in order to escape。 This is an im This is definitely a young adult's bookI bought it from a charity shop nearby because the name 'Benjamin Zephaniah' wrung a bell - I remember a poem by him that we recited at school。 If you take this book as it is - simple but with a message - it is good and its message is important， especially to school children。 The ethos of the story being about the wrongs of bullying， the inescapable nature of bullying at school， and what it can drive the victims of it to do in order to escape。 This is an important book to read as a young adult in secondary or middle school， and I believe it should be taught in the classroom as an anti-bullying book and a book about not judging people before you know and try to understand them。 It should be read by all school kids - by the bullies， potential bullies and the victims。 Bullying at school stays with you for life。 But I also believe it instills an important value of not looking at something a peer has done and using that to hate or dismiss them， but rather to look to *why* they did something cruel or harmful。 What are the circumstances？ For these reasons this is a significant book that should be read more widely， but for me， older now - I found the main character unbelievable， the situations a little ridiculous and the teachers far too pliable。 。。。more
Oriana F
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Positive: I liked the story。 I laughed at loud at a couple of dialogues that were actually really good。The poem at the end I liked a lot。 Negative: I *DID NOT* like how the book was written。In a lot of parts the relationship between narration and dialogue was not organic and I was confused as to why the characters were contradicting themselves on the same dialogue and the main character didn't provide some sort of explanation or show the change of opinion or some sort of character journey。The se Positive: I liked the story。 I laughed at loud at a couple of dialogues that were actually really good。The poem at the end I liked a lot。 Negative: I *DID NOT* like how the book was written。In a lot of parts the relationship between narration and dialogue was not organic and I was confused as to why the characters were contradicting themselves on the same dialogue and the main character didn't provide some sort of explanation or show the change of opinion or some sort of character journey。The setting was missing from a lot of scenes。 The time spent narrating an important scene was the same as a pointless scene。 The time management was usually off throughout the whole book; it actually made me annoyed and made want to stop reading but someone in my language class chose this so I was forced to read it。Basically: I absolutely love fanfics but I have encountered some really REALLY bad ones where the actual telling is off， just like here。 Scenes are rushed where they shouldn't， I get zero descriptions for MOST things and there is unrealistic dialogue。 When that happens I gtfo of that fic。 This was the same but here I had no choice but to keep reading。 I do not recommend this book unless it's an adaptation of the story so you don't actually have to read it。 。。。more
Danielle McNamara
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I honestly didn't enjoy it。 I found it very boring。 But this book does talk about some good life lessons and thing you should be aware of。 But if be aware that there is animal cruelty in this book I honestly didn't enjoy it。 I found it very boring。 But this book does talk about some good life lessons and thing you should be aware of。 But if be aware that there is animal cruelty in this book 。。。more
Carrie-Anne
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I was intrigued to read this because I saw Benjamin Zephaniah on a tv show （The Big Narstie show） and I loved what he stood for and his personality。 I do own another book by him， but this one was available on my library ebook section so I thought I'd give it a go。The beginning was interesting。 This follows a boy who witnessed one of his teachers getting stabbed and killed by two classmates。 As a way to overcome and deal with what he saw， he sets out on a mission to look into the lives of the two I was intrigued to read this because I saw Benjamin Zephaniah on a tv show （The Big Narstie show） and I loved what he stood for and his personality。 I do own another book by him， but this one was available on my library ebook section so I thought I'd give it a go。The beginning was interesting。 This follows a boy who witnessed one of his teachers getting stabbed and killed by two classmates。 As a way to overcome and deal with what he saw， he sets out on a mission to look into the lives of the two boys to see if he can make sense of everything。 with the help of the teacher's widowed wife， they uncover information about the boys life， family and childhood， while also trying to deal with the media's portrayal of what happened。The middle was a little slow， but I enjoyed the book。 There are two reason why this was only a 3 star for me。 First of all the voice wasn't very compelling。 The book is from the perspectives of a 14 / 15ish year old boy who witnessed a murder， but he just sounds like he's going through the motions telling the reader what is happening。 There isn't really a differentiation between him， his mother， the widow。 The only character who seems a little different is the mother of one of the boys （who at one point， tips a cup of warm urine on him from a window， to which he has barely any reaction！） The other reason， and possibly the more important reason is how quickly the ending wrapped up。 The book is rather slow paced， which I had no problem with。 but the last two pages has about 20 bits of information in！ A massive list of 'this is the series of events that actually happened' The End。 Which felt extremely disorientating after such a slow pace throughout。All in all it was worth a read， but didn't have the emotional impact I would have expected from a book with these themes。 。。。more
Amber （amberinbookland）
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4。5I really wish that I had read this when I was younger。
Amber
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Thought-provoking， however slightly anti-climatic。
Alison。A。Bellbtinternet。Com
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Good reflection on society and how people are not straight forward good or bad。 That differences are positive and necessary。 Wil pass this on to children in the family to read。
Martin Willoughby
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This is true literary fiction。 A deep story， told simply。
Itch Iseatingnandos
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A serious timely subject tackled with heart
Megan ♡
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This was a fairly gritty book for the audience it was aimed at
Una （EX） precaria tra i libri
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Review at https://precaria-tra-i-libri。blogspot。。。 Review at https://precaria-tra-i-libri。blogspot。。。 。。。more
Kbrown
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Really easy to read。 Great language not lengthy description。 Poetry as prose。 Throughly enjoyed
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