Windrush Child

It was fiction,my favourite character was Leonard's wife.I would recommend it to someone else

An eye opener into life for the Windrush Generation

What a great read. A brilliant way for children to learn about the Windrush generation through the eyes of another child.

I found it sad and not right

Fantastic book that details the difficulties faced by the Windrush generation. A brilliant but heart wrenching read perfect for upper key stage 2 and lower key stage 3.

This is one of the best books I have read. It is an honest and brave story about one child's struggles after arriving in England as part of the Windrush Generation. The journey we are taken on is informative and exciting. I would highly recommend this book.

Powerful and moving. I would struggle to read this aloud to my class without being moved to tears. Thought-provoking and lasting.

He talks about his journey it's sad and happy he is expressing his life and how it changes getting beat up by people it's not even safer going outside at night. It shocked me when my class started reading it Me being from the Caribbean so I know about the racism I have experienced it before loads of Times so the place called at Vincent and the gredadies I'm one of the Island loads came frome

Everyone should read this book.
This is a difficult read as it raises uncomfortable points about recent British history but for that reason alone, it should be read. Pupils we read this book with were shocked by the story told here, finding it hard to believe that such practices were tolerated by some. The discussions from this were thought-provoking and challenging.

Good - quite short. Excellent for discussion in the classroom.

Lovely book with an eye opening story line

Good

Although the content was interesting (I learnt a lot about the experience that the Windrush generation went through) the writing of the book was really poor. I felt disappointed at the overly simplistic level of writing quality.

Really enjoyed this book and getting to know the characters. Deals with some very relevant topics which are incredibly important today.

I enjoyed this book but I felt sad too at the end.
Because I usually read stories about adventures and mysteries, this book is different from my favourites.

Topical and thought provoking.

Really enjoyed this book, it was easy to read and the characters were likeable

This is a book i would highly recommend it is has a lot of drama it makes you have all these emotions

I like it,but it was sad and unfair sometimes.
Leonard had hard life and was badly treated.

An important, accessible book for a Y6/Y7 reader that tells the fictional life story of a British man, part of the Windrush generation, who overcomes racist attitudes to Afro-Caribbean immigrants at school and at work and then just when his life appears settled and happy, he is imprisoned for not having the correct documentation.

Wow! What an amazing book. A well written, emotive story. Great for year 6 to understand the windrush generation’s experience.

A heartbreaking read and something we must educate children about!

It is a very good book because it tells the story of the windrush generation

I thought that this book was very interesting . i liked Leonard the best because he is courageous. yes i would it teaches you about the Empire Windrush.

I have not finished the book but it is very good so far

A heart-wrenching story of learning about the Windrush generation. This historical fiction book is seen through the eyes of the fictional character Leonard, a young boy who leaves his beloved Jamaica with his family to re-build the mother-land, England. An invaluable story for all readers of all ages. Benjamin Zephaniah at his finest!

Evocative, poignant but not as tightly written as it could have been .

This was by far and away my favourite book of the summer. For someone who knows little of the Windrush scandal, this is a must read. It really opened my eyes to imagining how a young, black person would feel when they leave their country, friends, family and home comforts and embark on pastures new. The racism that the main character had to endure was torrid. I was blindsided by the ending and it brought a tear to my eye. I hope that the Windrush people have justice.

Such an important story - and expertly written by the brilliant Benjamin Zephaniah.

Really good but really sad and I don’t like that it is based from real life because that makes it even sadder.