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Book SynopsisCelebrating cricket, Windrush families & girls in sport. Kerry-Ann loves cricket - of course she does! Her Jamaican grandpa taught her to play as soon as she could hold a bat. Whenever she can, Kerry-Ann heads to the local club for a match with her friends. But now some of the club's elite cricketers want to keep the ground for themselves - and keep out Kerry-Ann and her team. So Kerry-Ann devises a daring plan to beat the bullies - and she's about to gain inspiration from a very unexpected place. In this time-slip tale with a touch of magic, Kerry-Ann finds out about the obstacles that her grandparents faced when they first arrived in England as part of the Windrush generation...and how she must follow in their footsteps to fight for fair play, and to keep enjoying the game that both she and her grandparents love. A celebration of family, friendship, cricket, British Caribbean culture, Black British history and women's sport.
Trade Review***"A fab little story! Gorgeous inter-generational relationships & brilliant to see girls playing cricket, with a bit of uncomfortable UK history to get the reader thinking." Caroline Fielding - Chair of the Youth Librarians Group London Committee and children's book reviewer at the TeenLibrarian Review Site. ***"I loved the use of language and the important aspects of history that I've been educated on...a really powerful portrayal of the horrific racism seen at the time and the bravery of those marching." The Primary Book Box - review site for children's books. *** "I have never played cricket before so I thought that I wouldn't like it, but when I read the first page I couldn't wait to find out what happens and kept turning the pages to see. I was glued to the book and stayed up late to finish it...This book taught me to stand up for what is right and what is wrong." Emaan, reviewer for Books Up North - book reviews for children, by children.
