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Windrush Child

By: Benjamin Zephaniah
Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
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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?

©2020 Benjamin Zephaniah (P)2023 Little Acorns Fiction Geography & Cultures Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Multicultural Stories Heartfelt

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The story is read beautifully, easy to listen to and an interesting story. Finished in a weekend

Good performance

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I enjoyed the book and its characters. But I cried so much at its finale. Such injustice and deliberate hostility is mortifying.

It broke my heart!

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Loved reading/listening to the Windrush child. I recommend the book to all. Great for a book club.

Excellent Story teller. A must read

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Really good book. While the title gives away the ending before you even start, that doesn’t detract from the story.

Mostly I enjoyed the narration, however the story is based in Manchester but the locals all seem to have Birmingham accents. That’s slightly off putting.

Great book!

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Adults need to listen to this too.
This book really helps you to really think about & understand the impact of racism. I learnt more about an important part of British history, and the Windrush generation.
I have ordered this for my Y6/7 pupils for us to read and discuss. Audio brings it alive. Worth reading before or after to ‘Journey to Jo’Burg’ if exploring children’s books that deal with racism and prejudice.
The themes are hard hitting, but very thought-provoking. The book deals with a marriage rift (that is healed) too, from how the child saw it.

Moving

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I liked how the narrator expressed his emotions and his voice was how I imagined.

The way that he involved the boys whole life in one story.

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I liked the character of Leonard. It was good following his life. I felt so sad that the “Hostile environment” had ever been sanctioned. After a life time of working in this country it felt disgraceful. Glad he had a good wife and daughter!

This is so moving!

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IT WAS SO SAD, that is the safest ending I've ever seen/heard like I can't even 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

it was such a good book but...

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it was really good to confirm from.anotjer source all the stories that I've heard. the characterisation of Leonard was excellent and the end. Wow! Loved it. This is the story that many British children from the Caribbean have had to endure. Thank you Benjamin Zephaniah for highlighting this in such a profound way.

This is my dad's history

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Windrush Child is a beautifully written, very important historical narrative. I’m very glad to have listened to it over the last week and am sure that I’ll revisit it before long.

A wonderful book.

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