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A collection of short stories - four previously published and three new - linked by the theme of young people experiencing personal dilemmas. All are set in South Africa, first under apartheid and then after the first democratic elections. They cover the period from 1950 to 2000 and reflect the lives of a range of young people, black and white, living in what was for many years seen as the world's most openly racist society.

A collection of short stories - four previously published and three new - linked by the theme of young people experiencing personal dilemmas. All are set in South Africa, first under apartheid and then after the first democratic elections. They cover the period from 1950 to 2000 and reflect the lives of a range of young people, black and white, living in what was for many years seen as the world's most openly racist society.

An anthology of original, hard-hitting short stories which tackle the difficult and sensitive issue of racism in its many forms - bullying, exclusion, class, the colour of skin, hatred and war.Written by some of today's very best writers for teenagers, and including fresh new talent from home and abroad, these strong, gripping and often moving stories are set against a variety of cultural backgrounds in the UK, Australia, India, America and Europe. The stories offer some unforgettable characters in situations that young people the world over will relate to, and are written with great depth, compassion and hope.

Amber, Geena and Jazz have been through some tough times. Think Bollywood levels of tragedy and you’re getting close.Now, they’ve finally got everything they could ever want. Well, almost everything. They’re smart, funny and popular – and they’ve got all the latest designer labels. The one accessory they don’t need is their interfering Auntie-ji cramping their style. But nothing can stop the Bindi Babes … can it?

A playful, funny and thought-provoking collection from the iconic Benjamin Zephaniah. Poems packed with wisdom and laughter, poems that cherish and challenge our world, poems that delight in our differences and similarities.‘Dere’s a SonnetUnder me bonnetDere’s a EpicIn me ear‘Dere’s a NovelIn me navelDere’s a ClassicHere somewhere’From veggies and vocabulary to pollution and revolution, this new anthology brings together Benjamin Zephaniah’s greatest rhymes, along with a previously unpublished poem and a brand-new foreword by George the Poet.Timeless and essential, Let Dem Know is the perfect introduction to a true original – and inspiration for the young writers, speakers and thinkers of the future.

What is it like to grow up Black or Black dual heritagein Britain?Stuart Lawrence, brother of Stephen Lawrence,talks to seven inspirational figures about theirchildhood experiences, as well as sharing insight into his own.This is a collection of courageous, thought-provokingand ultimately hopeful pieces set to educate and inspireyoung people. contributors include TV presenter Alison Hammond, Olympicgold medallist Kye Whyte and actress Lolly Adefopeempoweringreal-life stories for children aged 10+bold page layouts that are stimulating and clear to read National Stephen Lawrence Day takes place on April22nd each year, with the aim of creating a society in which everyonecan flourish.  PRAISE FOR STUART'S DEBUT CHILDREN'S BOOK, SILENCEIS NOT AN OPTION:"This book will change lives" - Marianne Levy, the i Paper“Silence is Not an Option: You Can Impact the Worldfor Change is intended to empower all children irrespectiveof skin colour to demand a better society… Stephen Lawrence'sbrightness runs throughout the pages, along with Stuart’slove for his brother” – Louise Carpenter, TheTimes MagazineAbout the author:Stuart Lawrence is the younger brother of Stephen Lawrence, theyoung man who, on 22 April 1993, at the age of just 18, was murderedin an unprovoked racist attack. Stuart is an educator and motivationalspeaker, dedicated to helping to transform the life chancesof young people.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERRecommended by Oprah's Book Club, The Guardian, TIME, Evening Standard, Grazia, The Telegraph, Express and The SunAlso available: This Book Is Anti-Racist Journal, a guided journal with more than 50 activities to support your anti-racism journeyWho are you? What is racism? Where does it come from? Why does it exist? What can you do to disrupt it? Learn about social identities, the history of racism and resistance against it, and how you can use your anti-racist lens and voice to move the world toward equity and liberation.‘In a racist society, it’s not enough to be non-racist—we must be ANTI-RACIST.’ —Angela DavisGain a deeper understanding of your anti-racist self as you progress through 20 chapters that spark introspection, reveal the origins of racism that we are still experiencing and give you the courage and power to undo it. Each lesson builds on the previous one as you learn more about yourself and racial oppression. An activity at the end of every chapter gets you thinking and helps you grow with the knowledge. All you need is a pen and paper.Author Tiffany Jewell, an anti-bias, anti-racist educator and activist, builds solidarity beginning with the language she chooses – using gender neutral words to honour everyone who reads the book. Illustrator Aurélia Durand brings the stories and characters to life with kaleidoscopic vibrancy.After examining the concepts of social identity, race, ethnicity and racism, learn about some of the ways people of different races have been oppressed, from indigenous Americans and Australians being sent to boarding school to be 'civilized' to a generation of Caribbean immigrants once welcomed to the UK being threatened with deportation by strict immigration laws.Find hope in stories of strength, love, joy and revolution that are part of our history, too, with such figures as the former slave Toussaint Louverture, who led a rebellion against white planters that eventually led to Haiti’s independence, and Yuri Kochiyama, who, after spending time in an internment camp for Japanese Americans during WWII, dedicated her life to supporting political prisoners and advocating reparations for those wrongfully interned.Learn language and phrases to interrupt and disrupt racism. So, when you hear a microaggression or racial slur, you'll know how to act next time.This book is written for EVERYONE who lives in this racialised society—including the young person who doesn’t know how to speak up to the racist adults in their life, the kid who has lost themself at times trying to fit into the dominant culture, the children who have been harmed (physically and emotionally) because no one stood up for them or they couldn’t stand up for themselves and also for their families, teachers and administrators.With this book, be empowered to actively defy racism and xenophobia to create a community (large and small) that truly honours everyone.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERRecommended by Oprah's Book Club, The Guardian, TIME, Evening Standard, Grazia, The Telegraph, Express and The SunAlso available: This Book Is Anti-Racist Journal, a guided journal with more than 50 activities to support your anti-racism journeyWho are you? What is racism? Where does it come from? Why does it exist? What can you do to disrupt it? Learn about social identities, the history of racism and resistance against it, and how you can use your anti-racist lens and voice to move the world toward equity and liberation.‘In a racist society, it’s not enough to be non-racist—we must be ANTI-RACIST.’ —Angela DavisGain a deeper understanding of your anti-racist self as you progress through 20 chapters that spark introspection, reveal the origins of racism that we are still experiencing and give you the courage and power to undo it. Each lesson builds on the previous one as you learn more about yourself and racial oppression. An activity at the end of every chapter gets you thinking and helps you grow with the knowledge. All you need is a pen and paper.Author Tiffany Jewell, an anti-bias, anti-racist educator and activist, builds solidarity beginning with the language she chooses – using gender neutral words to honour everyone who reads the book. Illustrator Aurélia Durand brings the stories and characters to life with kaleidoscopic vibrancy.After examining the concepts of social identity, race, ethnicity and racism, learn about some of the ways people of different races have been oppressed, from indigenous Americans and Australians being sent to boarding school to be 'civilized' to a generation of Caribbean immigrants once welcomed to the UK being threatened with deportation by strict immigration laws.Find hope in stories of strength, love, joy and revolution that are part of our history, too, with such figures as the former slave Toussaint Louverture, who led a rebellion against white planters that eventually led to Haiti’s independence, and Yuri Kochiyama, who, after spending time in an internment camp for Japanese Americans during WWII, dedicated her life to supporting political prisoners and advocating reparations for those wrongfully interned.Learn language and phrases to interrupt and disrupt racism. So, when you hear a microaggression or racial slur, you'll know how to act next time.This book is written for EVERYONE who lives in this racialised society—including the young person who doesn’t know how to speak up to the racist adults in their life, the kid who has lost themself at times trying to fit into the dominant culture, the children who have been harmed (physically and emotionally) because no one stood up for them or they couldn’t stand up for themselves and also for their families, teachers and administrators.With this book, be empowered to actively defy racism and xenophobia to create a community (large and small) that truly honours everyone.

This newly updated and extended version of Step Into Your Power, filled with insights, stories and activities, teaches you how to discover your own inner strength and mental resilience, and to learn how to harness your own power.You’ve heard about heroes and read about the greats, but maybe you’re not feeling so great yourself right now? Learn from the lived experience of author Jamia Wilson and illustrator Andrea Pippins as they mentor you through growing up in the modern world, and teach you how to Step into Your Power.In this friendly guide, learn how to look after yourself, ‘organise, don’t agonise’, make good choices, get out of ruts, branch out, shake up your mindset and ask for help. How do you overcome a setback? How do you cope when you or a family member gets sick? How do you change your mindset when you can’t change your situation? Step into My Power offers advice and tools to help you face these challenges.Divided by into the topics of Power, Community, Choices, Act!, Self-Care and a new section on Dealing With Difficult Times, this empowering reference includes self-care advice and activities on every page which you can take and make your very own.Take this time to explore what it means to know and trust your insights and capabilities with stories, images, activities, resources and action prompts that you can interact with on your own time and, most importantly, on your terms. A warm and friendly growing-up guide, this book is crucial for the time we are living in right now.

Go behind the headlines to explore the wider background of news stories that are making a major impact across the world. In Race and Crime, we ask why headlines often link these issues and question some assumptions. Are some crimes carried out by one ethnic or racial grouping more than by others? What parts do policing, prisons, the immigration system and the media play? We examine abuse and hate crimes linked to race, such as slavery or genocide. Who are the perpetrators and who are the victims?

What does it mean for people to have to leave their homes, and what happens when they seek entry to another country? This book explores the history of refugees and migration around the world and the effects on people of never-ending war and conflict. It compares the effects on society of diversity and interculturalism with historical attempts to create a racially 'pure' culture. It takes an international perspective, and offers a range of views from people who have personal experience of migration, including the campaigners Meltem Avcil and Muzoon Almellehan, the comedian and actor Omid Djalili and the poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Aimed at young people aged 10 and upwards, the book encourages readers to think for themselves about the issues involved. There is also a role-play activity asking readers to imagine themselves in the situation of having to decide whether to leave their homes and seek refuge in a new country.Part of the groundbreaking and important 'And Other Big Questions' series, which offers balanced and considered views on the big issues we face in the world we live in today.Other titles in the series include:What is Humanism? How do you live without a god?What is Feminism? Why do we need It?What is Gender? How does it Define us?What is Consent? Why is it Important?What is Right and Wrong? Who Decides? Where do Values come from?What is Race? Who are Racists? Why Does Skin Colour Matter?What is Masculinity? Why Does it Matter?What is Politics? Why Should we Care?

When she receives a call-back from the amazing Birchwood School for Dance, thirteen-year-old Keisha is over the moon. She’s one pirouette closer to becoming a superstar ballerina!But getting a place at Birchwood would mean moving schools and leaving behind her BFFs – and the swoon-worthy Joel Daley-Clarke. Until she knows the outcome, Keisha must keep the biggest news of her life a secret from her best friends.Can she hold it together, or will her dance dreams turn into a nightmare?

A ground-breaking poem on the legacy of Stephen Lawrence from national treasure Benjamin Zephaniah."The death of Stephen LawrenceHas taught us to love each other..."With extra information provided alongside Benjamin's powerful words and Joelle Avelino's striking illustration, this book is an indispensable tool for helping children aged 9+ to understand identity, diversity, justice, respect and racism.

This book explores the many aspects of Autism in a child-friendly way. It is part of a hands-on series of picture books designed to help children with their questions and feelings about tricky topics that can be hard to talk about. This book offers practical help, tips and advice an well as exploring everyday situations, supported by, exquisite and approachable illustrations to give a comforting story book feel, particularly suited to 5-7 year olds, but with scope to appeal to both younger and older children. A perfect aid to help children open up and explore how they feel and give steps they can take to help them cope.

A positive and proactive book that helps you understand and cope with prejudice problems.There's two sides to every story. In Prejudice, you will read two sides to some common dilemmas, sticky situations or issues that children sometimes have to face at difficult times in their lives. Prejudice tackles situations including: being singled out because of a disability, homophobic language, fairness, religious discrimination and racism.The book is structured to help readers see that problems might look different depending on your perspective. This book gently encourages children to be proactive in speaking up and asking for help, both for themselves and others.It shows some simple ways to positively resolve situations, deal with their emotions and maybe even change their mind. The book includes top tips for dealing with your emotions and conflict resolution. The A Problem Shared series looks at tricky situations and common problems from two sides. The books encourage the reader to not only speak out, but also to listen to what others have to say. Some of the core values of PSHE are empathy, mindfulness and engaging with debate and this series puts the reader firmly in the middle, allowing them to make up their own mind about the scenarios presented and to question their own initial assumptions or bias.Perfect resources for students of PSHE at Key Stage 2 aged 9+, these books are also useful as opportunities for discussion topics in class or as role play situations.Title in this series are:BullyingDeathMental HealthPrejudiceRelationshipsSocial Media

A positive and proactive book that helps you understand and cope with prejudice problems.There's two sides to every story. In Prejudice, you will read two sides to some common dilemmas, sticky situations or issues that children sometimes have to face at difficult times in their lives. Prejudice tackles situations including: being singled out because of a disability, homophobic language, fairness, religious discrimination and racism.The book is structured to help readers see that problems might look different depending on your perspective. This book gently encourages children to be proactive in speaking up and asking for help, both for themselves and others.It shows some simple ways to positively resolve situations, deal with their emotions and maybe even change their mind. The book includes top tips for dealing with your emotions and conflict resolution. The A Problem Shared series looks at tricky situations and common problems from two sides. The books encourage the reader to not only speak out, but also to listen to what others have to say. Some of the core values of PSHE are empathy, mindfulness and engaging with debate and this series puts the reader firmly in the middle, allowing them to make up their own mind about the scenarios presented and to question their own initial assumptions or bias.Perfect resources for students of PSHE at Key Stage 2 aged 9+, these books are also useful as opportunities for discussion topics in class or as role play situations.Title in this series are:BullyingDeathMental HealthPrejudiceRelationshipsSocial Media

This book will tell you more about what racism is and how to stop it happening. Maybe you are being bullied and you think it could be racial bullying. Perhaps you know someone who is being treated badly because of racism, and you want to help them. Perhaps you are worried that you might be behaving in a racist way and you want to know how to stop.Being anti-racist means being active against racism. This book gives some tips about how to be anti-racist in a positive and safe way. This book can help you spot racism and stop it in its tracks. If everyone bandstogether then we can make racism become ... extinct!Other titles in The Kids' Guide series:Anti-BullyingDealing with AnxietyDealing with DivorceDealing with DeathUnderstanding Autism

This book will tell you more about what racism is and how to stop it happening. Maybe you are being bullied and you think it could be racial bullying. Perhaps you know someone who is being treated badly because of racism, and you want to help them. Perhaps you are worried that you might be behaving in a racist way and you want to know how to stop.Being anti-racist means being active against racism. This book gives some tips about how to be anti-racist in a positive and safe way. This book can help you spot racism and stop it in its tracks. If everyone bandstogether then we can make racism become ... extinct!Other titles in The Kids' Guide series:Anti-BullyingDealing with AnxietyDealing with DivorceDealing with DeathUnderstanding Autism

The life story of Rudolph Walker, an actor whose career on stage and television in the UK spans 42 years. Includes photographs, illustrations and exclusive interviews. Rudolph was born in Trinidad in the Caribbean. When he was only 20 years old he left the island for London, to embark on a career in theatre. He is best known for his role as Patrick in EastEnders but worked on many popular TV series including Love Thy Neighbour, The Thin Blue Line, Black Silk and The Crouches. He has appeared on stage at the Old Vic, the Young Vic, the Tricycle, the Royal Court and the Theatre Royal among others.

Maxine is crazy about sports! She's thrilled to be going to Camp Gold, an elite sports summer camp. She's nervous too - will she be good enough? At the camp she meets good friends, cute boys and, best of all, she discovers her hidden talent - running. Soon she's training for the Nationals, which will be watched by Olympic champions. It's tough but it'll be worth it if she wins. Then the pranks start and her things go missing. . . Someone is out to sabotage her chance of winning. Can she stop them before it's too late?

Something strange is going on by the slimy river Oozeburn. But Jin is the only one who knows. The ancient predator Zilombo is loose and has snatched Jin's baby brother. When Mizz Z, a secret agent, arrives to investigate, the race is on to save him. But the beast's mysterious powers are evolving. She's getting stronger. As Jin, his sister Frankie and Mizz Z make their plans, Zilombo grows hungrier...

No-one the Croc King curses ever escapes Avenger . . . Avenger never gives up. It always tracks you down.Frankie Sparks and her brother Jin are going about their lives as normal, when Mizz Z, the formidable secret agent, arrives in town on a mission. She's on the hunt for some ancient relics, relics that everybody thinks have lost their powers completely. Everybody is wrong . . . The spirit of the tyrant Crocodile King has been lurking for years, waiting for his chance to return and release Avenger, his killing-machine tracker, once more . . .Frankie and Jin find themselves caught up in a centuries-old curse. Can they help Mizz Z to break it, or will the evil Avenger claim another victim . . . ?

Two girls, from very different places, are brought together in a tale of loss, courage and family.Abela has lost everything, and now she must leave her home in Tanzania and flee to Britain.Rosa's struggling to cope with her mum's wish to adopt a child.When they are brought together, will Abela and Rosa ever be able to love one another like sisters?From the Carnegie Medal-winning author Berlie Doherty, The Girl Who Saw Lions is a powerful and moving story, inspired by the author's visit to Africa.

A highly topical look at how and why Islamophobia manifests itself and at what can be done to make our society a safe space for us all.Islamophobia is a form of religious prejudice aimed at Muslims and it is on the rise. But not everyone agrees that Islamophobia exists - and some people think that we should be afraid of Muslims and Islam. This book, aimed at young readers aged 10 and upwards, aims to encourage a conversation about Islamophobia - what it is, where it comes from and what can be done to stand against it. It shares the perspectives of those who have faced discrimination due to their faith, and takes a frank look at the frontlines of hate crime where Islamophobia is found - in the media, in politics and in daily interactions.The authors talk about their experiences of religious discrimination and anti-Muslim hate crimes, look at how international politics can affect ordinary people, and discuss what can be done to make our society a safe space for us all.