Black and British: A Short, Essential History
By: David Olusoga
4.52
Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition
A short, essential introduction to Black British history When did Africans first come to Britain…
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1. A History of Britain in 21 Women
By: Jenni Murray
3.88
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
Britain has been defined by its conflicts, its conquests, its men, and its monarchs. To say that it… read more
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- history
- british literature
- historical
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- audiobook
2. Coming to England
By: Floella Benjamin
4.18
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
Floella Benjamin reveals the hopes and fears, and the pain she experienced when leaving the Caribbe… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- childrens
3. Refugee Boy
By: Benjamin Zephaniah
4.22
Format: None pages, Paperback
A Junior Library Guild Selection A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age A Children's Book … read more
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4. Thief!
By: Malorie Blackman
3.92
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
You're the new girl in school. You're just trying to fit in - and it's not working. Then someone ac… read more
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5. Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
By: Sathnam Sanghera
4.10
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
In his brilliantly illuminating new book Sathnam Sanghera demonstrates how so much of what we consi… read more
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- race
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- british literature
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"It is puerile to reduce imperial history to a matter of 'good' and 'bad'; trying to weigh up the positive and negative in this way is like defending the morality of kicking a random old man in the sh…"-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
"After the First World War, the man in charge of recruitment at the Colonial Office was Major Ralph Dolignon Furse, a decorated war hero, a keen rugby and cricket player and, crucially, holder of a po…"-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
6. The Final Year
By: Matt Goodfellow
4.71
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
7. The Ferryman (NHB Modern Plays)
By: Jez Butterworth
4.36
Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition
Armagh, 1981. The Carney farmhouse is a hive of activity with preparations for the annual harvest. … read more
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- historical
8. Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
By: Akala
4.54
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the first time he was stopped and searched as a child, to the day he realised his mum was whit… read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
- anti racist
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"The officer's question already let me know that in his eyes I was dirt; that is, matter out of place."-Akala, Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
"As long as whiteness is a metaphor for power, blackness must of course function as a metaphor for powerlessness, and as long as money whitens, poverty must blacken."-Akala, Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
"Are we really trying to encourage and normalise black academic excellence in the UK? Or would we prefer the extra cost of imprisonment and crime that comes further down the line after neglect, just s…"-Akala, Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
"Real-life racism makes you paranoid, even in children it creates the dilemma of not knowing if someone is just being horrible in the ‘normal’ way, as people so often are, or if you are being ‘blacked…"-Akala, Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
9. Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1)
By: Jennifer Killick
4.06
Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition
The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- audiobook
10. Cane Warriors
By: Alex Wheatle
3.90
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Nobody free till everybody free. Moa is fourteen. The only life he has ever known is toiling on the… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
11. Rhubarb Lemonade
By: Oskar Kroon
3.74
Format: None pages, Audiobook
An award-winning novel about family old and new, friendship growing into romance, the beauty of the… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
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"Ik vroeg niets. Bleef stil zitten, met mijn vragen, en hield haar hand in de mijne."-Oskar Kroon, Rhubarb Lemonade
"Vaak heb ik het gevoel alsof ik alleen maar aan het wachten ben. Aan het wachten tot de wind zal komen en mij zal wegvoeren."-Oskar Kroon, Rhubarb Lemonade
"Het zou makkelijker zijn als we elkaar nooit ontmoet hadden. Het zou een stuk saaier zijn als we elkaar nooit ontmoet hadden."-Oskar Kroon, Rhubarb Lemonade
"Ik heb iemand die op me wacht. iemand die met mij samen wil zijn. Dat is nog nooit eerder echt gebeurd, weet je, niet op deze manier."-Oskar Kroon, Rhubarb Lemonade
12. I Heard What You Said
By: Jeffrey Boakye
4.41
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Before Jeffrey Boakye was a black teacher, he was a black student. Which means he has spent a lifet… read more
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- politics
- race
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- audiobook
13. Black and British: A Short, Essential History
By: David Olusoga
4.52
Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition
A short, essential introduction to Black British history When did Africans first come to Britain… read more
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- childrens
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- historical
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- middle grade
- nonfiction
- anti racist
- audiobook
14. Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging
By: Afua Hirsch
4.32
Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition
Afua Hirsch is British. Her parents are British. She was raised, educated and socialised in Britain… read more
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- race
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- british literature
- politics
- nonfiction
- anti racist
- audiobook
"Englishness" as an identity is still regarded as exclusive. Englishness is not an identity that many English people regard as open to immigrants."-Afua Hirsch, Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging
"What makes those with perceived 'English' identities different from others in the UK? One answer is that, unlike Wales, Northern ireland and Scotland, with their devolved legislatures, separate langu…"-Afua Hirsch, Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging
15. Maybe I Don't Belong Here: A Memoir of Race, Identity, Breakdown and Recovery
By: David Harewood
4.37
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
ONE OF THE OBSERVER'S BEST MEMOIRS OF 2021 AND THE TIMES' BEST FILM AND THEATRE BOOKS OF THE YEAR.'… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. Misjustice: How British Law is Failing Women
By: Helena Kennedy
4.41
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Helena Kennedy forensically examines the pressing new evidence that women are still being discrimin… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. It Takes Blood and Guts
By: Skin
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Skin, the trail-blazing lead singer of multi-million-selling rock band Skunk Anansie, is a global f… read more
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"Visage Pur Cream Your Path To Raised Skin Easily And Care Quickly What can cause lines? This issue was previously prevented because individuals somehow got used-to the very fact that getting old is c…"-Skin, It Takes Blood and Guts
18. Windrush Child
By: Benjamin Zephaniah
4.15
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
In this heart-stopping adventure, Benjamin Zephaniah shows us what it was like to be a child of the… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
19. Stolen History: The Truth About the British Empire and How It Shaped Us
By: Sathnam Sanghera
4.48
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
An accessible, engaging and essential introduction to the British empire for readers aged 9+, by be… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- childrens
20. Homecoming: Voices of the Windrush Generation
By: Colin Grant
4.31
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
** A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week**'Hopeful and angry, joyful and tear-jerking' Grazia'An extraordi… read more
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- british literature
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- audiobook
21. Taking Up Space: The Black Girl’s Manifesto for Change
By: Chelsea Kwakye
4.30
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Understand that your journey is unique. Use this book as a guide. Our wish for you is that you read… read more
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- anti racist
- audiobook
