The Place for Me

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.

The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Place for Me and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old

The Place for Me features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Historical Fiction, History, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: General interest

The Place for Me is available in Hardback

The Place for Me was written by K. N. Chimbiri, Kevin George, Black Cultural Archives and published by Scholastic

The Place for Me has 141 pages

£11.69