By Danielle Jawando (author)
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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.
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?
*** Warning - this novel contains themes that some readers may find upsetting, including suicide and self harm.
‘Jawando’s writing is incredibly raw and real; I felt completely immersed’ Alice Oseman, author of the Heartstopper series
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Born in Manchester, Danielle Jawando’s previous publications and broadcasting credits have included a short story Paradise 703, which was published by DeadInk in 2012 (longlisted for the Finishing Line Press Award in 2011). She has also had several short plays performed in Manchester and London. In 2015, she worked on Coronation Street as a storyline writer and in 2017, her short story The Deerstalker was selected as one of the six finalists for the We Need Diverse Books short story competition.
Her first nonfiction book for children (about the life of Maya Angelou) was published by Laurence King in 2019.
Her debut novel And the Stars Were Burning Brightly is published by Simon & Schuster.
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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. 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.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed If My Words Had Wings and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
If My Words Had Wings features in the following genres: Gritty Reads, Recommendations, Featured Books for Young Adults
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If My Words Had Wings was written by Danielle Jawando and published by Simon & Schuster Ltd
If My Words Had Wings has 350 pages
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