208 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780702302725
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic
Publication date: 05 November 2020
Description
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 e...
Community Reviews Summary of 43 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
reflective 50%
sad 50%
inspiring 33%
challenging 27%
hopeful 16%
dark 11%
tense 5%
Pace
fast 29%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Bullying, Hate crime, ViolenceMinor
Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment
208 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780702302725
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic
Publication date: 05 November 2020
Description
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 e...
Community Reviews Summary of 43 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
reflective 50%
sad 50%
inspiring 33%
challenging 27%
hopeful 16%
dark 11%
tense 5%
Pace
fast 29%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Bullying, Hate crime, ViolenceMinor
Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment