Endorsed by Amnesty,
Windrush Child is an essential read for young readers and adults alike. The book teaches about inclusivity and diversity and gives voice to a generation of Children whose stories had often been overlooked. In
Windrush Child, Benjamin Zephaniah brings to life an important moment in modern British history, giving voice to the Windrush generation, contextualising the Windrush Scandal, and tracing the terrible impact of the scandal right up to the present day.
What’s it about?
Our story starts in Maroon Town, Jamaica where our narrator Leonard tells us the story of his childhood – growing up surrounded by colour, sunshine, and love. With his grandma and ‘Brother Brook’ as his guide, he learns about the history of Jamaica. One day, Leonard’s life is turned upside down when his Mother announces that they are to leave his beloved Grandma and the world where he has grown up, to go join his Father who has been working for many years in Britain.
no physical explanation yet. when i talk to leonard he says you know, leonard says one day we ll have an explanation. i say that s a promissory note. in the current economic situation i don t cake promissory notes. larry: faith doesn t require proof? sometimes when people set up some dichotomy, science versus physics i don t quite get it because the grand design is about what the modern theories of science say about the universe and if you want to believe something on faith you can. we don t we don t claim to prove in the book there is no god or tell you not to believe in god. we just talk about the answers of modern science to those two questions, how did the universe get here and why are the laws what they are? larry: how about those who say, an astronaut would say, look, is nothing the only thing is that blue planet. and how can you say nothing created that? that that came out of nothing? those rivers?