Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah
We’re big fans of Benjamin Zephaniah here at October Books. Here he introduces children to the experiences of the Windrush generation, beginning with Leonard’s arrival in the port of Southampton.
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Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah
Paperback RRP £6.99
In this heart-stopping adventure, Benjamin Zephaniah shows us what it was like to be a child of the Windrush generation.
Leonard is shocked when he arrives with his mother in the port of Southampton. His father is a stranger to him, it's cold and even the Jamaican food doesn't taste the same as it did back home in Maroon Town. But his parents have brought him here to try to make a better life, so Leonard does his best not to complain, to make new friends, to do well at school - even when people hurt him with their words and with their fists.
How can a boy so far from home learn to enjoy his new life when so many things count against him?
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