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When Our Worlds Collided

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WINNER OF THE YA BOOK PRIZE AND THE JHALAK CHILDREN'S AND YA PRIZE 2023.

A powerful coming-of-age story about chance encounters, injustice and how the choices that we make can completely change our future. The second YA novel from multi-award-winning Danielle Jawando, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas, Gayle Foreman, Jennifer Niven and Nikesh Shukla.

When fourteen-year-old Shaq is stabbed outside of a busy shopping centre in Manchester, three teenagers from very different walks of life are unexpectedly brought together. What follows flips their worlds upside down and makes Chantelle, Jackson, and Marc question the deep-rooted prejudice and racism that exists within the police, the media, and the rest of society.

©2021 Danielle Jawando. All rights reserved (P)2022 Simon & Schuster, UK. All Rights Reserved. Difficult Situations Literature & Fiction Multicultural Racism & Discrimination Discrimination

Critic reviews

‘A beautiful ode to found family, and a compassionate look at the power of connection borne from the ashes of tragedy and apathy’ Christina Hammonds Reed, author of The Black Kids

‘Hard-hitting yet still hopeful, this is an emotional powerhouse of a book’ Alexandra Sheppard, author of Oh My Gods

'A raw, unflinching and powerful story that will stay with me for a long time’ Manjeet Mann, author of The Crossing
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I loved Jawando's book 'and the stars were burning brightly" and this book as as powerful and impacting. Fantastically told and narrated

Powerful & important storytelling

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very real and totally relatable. the author transports into the world of each character

Superb

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