The Place for Me: Stories About the Windrush Generation

Explore the lives of the Windrush generation in this
full-colour anthology.
With a foreword from Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE.

This book presents 12 moving tales of sacrifice and bravery,
inspired by first-hand accounts of the Windrush generation.

"Home ain't jus' where you live.

Home is your heart an' yer history."

• Each inspiring story helps to bring the real experience of Black
  British people into focus.


• Produced in partnership with Black Cultural Archives to honour
  the Windrush generation.


• Includes ten photo-packed fact sections.

The contributors:

K. N. Chimbiri, Kevin George, Salena Godden, Judy Hepburn, Ashley
Hickson-Lovence, Kirsty Latoya, Katy Massey, E. L. Norry, Quincy
the Comedian, Jermain Jackman. With cover art by Joelle Avelino.

Black Cultural Archives is the only national heritage centre
dedicated to collecting, preserving and celebrating the histories
of Black people in Britain.

50p from every copy sold goes to BCA.



Listed on two of BOOKS FOR TOPICS lists:

Black History Booklist
Black British History

Summary

Explore the lives of the Windrush Generation in this full-colouranthology. With a foreword from Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE. Drawnfrom the Black Cultural Archives, this book presents 12 storiesinspired by the real people of the Windrush Generation.

Product details

• Authors: Dame Floella Benjamin, DBE Benjamin, Floella (Dame) Benjamin, K N Chimbiri, K. N. Chimbiri, Chimbiri K. N., Quincy the Comedian, Kevin George, Salena Godden, Godden Salena, Judy Hepburn, Ashley Hickson-Lovence, Jermain Jackman, Kirsty Latoya, Katy Massey, E L Norry, E. L. Norry, E. L. (Emma) Norry
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 20
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.06.2021
• EAN: 9780702307904
• ISBN: 978-0-7023-0790-4
• Dimensions: 197 mm x 253 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 610 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; England, Mexico, London, Greater London, Oral History, NON-CLASSIFIABLE, Kingston, Jamaica, Commonwealth of Nations, Havana, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, immigration law, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Local History, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Family history, tracing ancestors, Social and cultural history, Migration, immigration and emigration, Relating to Black British Caribbean people, Popular Music, Holidays and celebrations, Population and Demography, Nostalgia: general, Settlement, urban and rural geography, Interest age: from c 8 years, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Library, archive and information management, Reading Age: From C 12 Years, Family & Home Stories (Children's/Ya), People & Places (Children's/Ya), Reading Age: From C 8 Years, Social Issues (Children's/Ya), True Stories (Children's/Ya), West Indies, Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours, Miscellanies and compendia, Ships: Liners and other ocean-going vessels, Relating to Creole people, Urban rail transit systems, Places in old photographs, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees, Pidgins and Creoles, Social discrimination and social justice, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction, French Guiana