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 BooklistBlack British History

Product ID / ISBN / EAN	9780702307904
Publisher	Scholastic
Format	Hardback
Condition	New
Language	English
Publication Date	3 Jun 2021
Number of Pages	144
Width	25.7 cm
Height	19.7 cm
Depth	1.5 cm