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Ava must dress as an inspirational figure for assembly at school, but who should she choose? Granny suggests famous figures such as Winifred Atwell and Rosa Parks but when Granny begins to share her own history, and how she first came to England on the Empire Windrush, Ava swiftly realises that there is a hero very close to home that she wants to celebrate more than anyone - her very own brave and beloved granny.
About the author
Patrice Lawrence is an award-winning writer. Her debut YA novel, Orangeboy, won the Bookseller YA Prize and the Waterstones Prize for Older Children's Fiction and was shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award. Her subsequent novels have been much acclaimed and frequent visitors to prize lists.
Patrice was born in Brighton, raised in an Italian-Trinidadian family in mid-Sussex, and now lives on the South Coast.
Patrice was awarded an MBE for Services to Literature in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2021.
Camilla Sucre, a Trinidadian-American artist who resides in Baltimore, has found a different kind of home in narrative illustration. Interested in illustration since she was a child, her dreams are finally coming true as she loves to explore new avenues of artmaking and illustration and new stories to tell.
Camilla also has a passion for film and a natural love of movies and hopes she can one day express that in her work. Her favourite film is currently 'The Red Shoes', an old movie - which is very fitting because she loves old things!
Summary
This heart-warming and heartfelt debut picture book from multi-award-winning author, Patrice Lawrence, will help ensure that the struggles and achievements of the Windrush generation are never forgotten.
Foreword
This heart-warming and heartfelt debut picture book from multi-award-winning author, Patrice Lawrence, will help ensure that the struggles and achievements of the Windrush generation are never forgotten.
