Manjeet Mann – författare

ONE OF THE GUARDIAN''S BEST BOOKS OF 2020 WINNER OF THE SHADOWER''S CHOICE AWARD, FROM THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2021WINNER OF THE UKLA BOOK AWARDS 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRANFORD BOASE AWARD 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE SHEFFIELD CHILDREN''S BOOK AWARDI am restless, my feet need to fly.Amber is trapped - by her father''s rules, by his expectations, by her own fears.Now she''s ready to fight - for her mother, for her sister, for herself.Freedom always comes at a price.Run, Rebel is a trailblazing verse novel that thunders with rhythm, heart and soul - perfect for fans of Sarah Crossan, Elizabeth Acevedo and Rupi Kaur.

Powerful, compassionate and ultimately hopeful. ObserverWINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN''S BOOK AWARD 2021 and the Sunday Times Children''s Book of the Week - a trailblazing novel about two teenagers from opposite worlds; The Crossing is a profound story of hope, grief, and the very real tragedies of the refugee crisis.The sea carries our pain. The stars carry our future.Natalie''s world is falling apart. She''s just lost her mum and her brother marches the streets of Dover full of hate and anger. Swimming is her only refuge.Sammy has fled his home and family in Eritrea for the chance of a new life in Europe. Every step he takes on his journey is a step into an unknown and unwelcoming future.A twist of fate brings them together and gives them both hope. But is hope enough to mend a broken world?''Skilful, involving and important, this deserves it''s accolades'' The Sunday Times''Powerful, uplifting, hopeful'' Guardian

Brought to you by Penguin.ONE OF THE GUARDIAN''S BEST BOOKS OF 2020 WINNER OF THE SHADOWER''S CHOICE AWARD, FROM THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2021WINNER OF THE UKLA BOOK AWARDS 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRANFORD BOASE AWARD 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE SHEFFIELD CHILDREN''S BOOK AWARDI am restless, my feet need to fly.Amber is trapped - by her father''s rules, by his expectations, by her own fears.Now she''s ready to fight - for her mother, for her sister, for herself.Freedom always comes at a price.© Manjeet Mann 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Brought to you by Penguin. The brand new book by the Carnegie Medal shortlisted author of Run, Rebel.WINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN''S BOOK AWARD 2021 - a trailblazing novel about two teenagers from opposite worlds; The Crossing is a profound story of hope, grief, and the very real tragedies of the refugee crisis.Natalie''s world has turned upside down. She''s lost her mum and her brother is descending further and further into anger and violence with a far-right gang who march the streets of Dover.Sammy has fled his home and family in Eritrea for the chance of a new life in Europe. Every step he takes is a step into the unknown - into a strange country and a hidden future.A twist of fate brings these two teens from opposite sides of the channel together, but will their journey end in hope or despair?Praise for Run, Rebel - a Guardian best book of 2020: A tightly crafted series of punchy, often heartbreaking narrative poems . . . Mann''s brilliant, coruscating verse novel lays out the anatomy of Amber''s revolution, and the tentative first flowerings of hope and change. Guardian© Manjeet Mann 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

An empowering novel of resistance inspired by Sampat Pal and the Pink Sari Gang from the multi-award-winning author of Run, Rebel and The CrossingRizu lives a comfortable life in the gated middle class suburbs of Delhi; her biggest worries are getting her homework done and keeping up with the mean girls at school. That is, until she’s accused of being a witch and the hysteria that follows triggers a chain reaction that ends in tragedy and life as she knew it changes forever.Alone and fearing for her life, Rizu runs away and joins a group of pink sari wearing, stick wielding women, known for their revenge vigilantism. Together they can help Rizu take back her life and seek justice against those who wronged her.Because sometimes you have to run through the streets and ROAR.