DANIELLE JAWANDO

A life affirming story of rehabilitation and hope after prison. The third novel from multi-award-winning Danielle Jawando, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Elizabeth Acevedo. ‘Jawando’s writing is incredibly raw and real; I felt completely immersed’ Alice Oseman, author of the Heartstopper series When fifteen-year-old Tyrell Forrester gets caught up in a high-profile armed robbery, he's sentenced to eighteen months in a young offenders’ prison. Now he’s getting out, and he’s determined to turn his life around. Despite his release, systemic discrimination makes it difficult for Ty to truly be free. Inspired by a visiting poet while inside, Ty discovers a whole new world through spoken word and is finally finding his voice. But will society ever see him as anything other than a criminal? Praise for And the Stars Were Burning Brightly: 'An outstanding and compassionate debut' Patrice Lawrence, author of Orangeboy 'One of the brightest up and coming stars of the YA world' Alex Wheatle, author of Crongton Knights ‘An utter page turner from a storming new talent. Passionate, committed and shines a ray of light into the darkest places - the YA novel of 2020!’ Melvin Burgess, author of Junk Praise for When Our Worlds Collided: 'A raw, unflinching and powerful story that will stay with me for a long time’ Manjeet Mann, author of The Crossing ‘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 Warning - this novel contains themes that some readers may find upsetting, including suicide and self harm.

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.

An extraordinary novel about loss, understanding and the importance of speaking up when all you want to do is shut down. From a multi-award-winning author, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas, Gayle Foreman, Jennifer Niven and Nikesh Shukla.

Maya Angelou was an African-American author, poet, playwright and civil rights activist.

Maya Angelou (1928-2014) oli afroamerikkalainen kirjailija, runoilija, näytelmäkirjailija ja kansalaisoikeusaktivisti. Hän kirjoitti seitsemän omaelämäkertaa, kolme esseekirjaa, useita runokirjoja, näytelmiä sekä elokuva- ja televisiokäsikirjoituksia. Mayan mottona oli: ”Älä koskaan hyväksy vastaukseksi sanaa ei”, ja hän käytti taidettaan välineenä kamppaillessaan ennakkoluuloja ja vaikeuksia vastaan. Mayan elämä ja taide innoitti jo hänen aikalaisiaan ja inspiroi meitä yhä rohkeudellaan. Danielle Jawando on lastenkirjailija ja käsikirjoittaja. Hän on kirjoittanut muun muassa käsikirjoituksia BBC:lle, ja hänen esikoisromaaninsa julkaistaan vuonna 2020. Noa Snir on taiteilija ja kuvittaja, joka innostuu väreistä. Jerusalemissa syntynyt ja kasvanut Noa asuu ja työskentelee Berliinissä.