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Article: Zephaniah, Benjamin, Face.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
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ZEPHANIAH, Benjamin, Face. Bloomsbury. 207p. c1999.1-58234-921-5. $6.95. JS
Confident and good-looking, 15-year-old Martin Turner seems to have it all. He is the self-appointed leader of the "Gang of Three," class clown, and boyfriend of a rising model/actress. What could go wrong? Everything! After a fun evening at a local club, Martin and his friend Mark decide to take a ride from two boys they believe will take them home. Instead, the driver, dubbed Apache, speeds in the opposite direction, attracts the attention of the police, and leads a high-speed chase through the streets of London. Martin and Mark beg Apache to surrender to the police, and when he ...