If My Words Had Wings
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âJawandoâs writing is incredibly raw and real; I felt completely immersedâ Alice Oseman, author of the Heartstopper series
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When fifteen-year-old Tyrell Forrester gets caught up in a high-profile armed robbery, he's sentenced to eighteen months in a young offendersâ prison. Now heâs getting out, and heâs 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?
Praise for And the Stars Were Burning Brightly:
'An outstanding and compassionate debut' Patrice Lawrence, author of Orangeboy
'One of the brightest up and coming stars of the YA world' Alex Wheatle, author of Crongton Knights
âAn utter page turner from a storming new talent. Passionate, committed and shines a ray of light into the darkest places - the YA novel of 2020!â Melvin Burgess, author of Junk
Praise for When Our Worlds Collided:
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'A raw, unflinching and powerful story that will stay with me for a long timeâ Manjeet Mann, author of The Crossing
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âA beautiful ode to found family, and a compassionate look at the power of connection borne from the ashes of tragedy and apathyâ Christina Hammonds Reed, author of The Black Kids
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âHard-hitting yet still hopeful, this is an emotional powerhouse of a bookâ Alexandra Sheppard, author of Oh My Gods
Warning - this novel contains themes that some readers may find upsetting, including suicide and self harm.
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Danielle Jawando is an author and screenwriter. Her debut YA novel, And the Stars Were Burning Brightly, won best senior novel in the Great Reads Award, and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Childrenâs Book Prize, the YA Book Prize, the Jhalak Childrenâs & YA Prize, the Branford Boase Award, and was longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, the UKLA Book Awards and the Amazing Book Awards. Her previous publications include the non-fiction childrenâs book Maya Angelou (Little Guides to Great Lives), the short stories Paradise 703 (longlisted for the Finishing Line Press Award) and The Deerstalker (selected as one of six finalists for the We Need Diverse Books short story competition), as well as several short plays performed in Manchester and London. Danielle has also worked on Coronation Street as a storyline writer. Her second novel, When Our Worlds Collided, won the 2023 Jhalak Childrenâs and YA Prize and the 2023 YA Book Prize.
