When Our Worlds Collided: Winner of the YA Book Prize and the Jhalak YA Prize!

Reviews

Micky - bookphenomena

. Pack your tissues, folks. The mancunian narrative, the places and the locations, brought the city and culture to life.

and what a chapter that was. Chantelle, Jackson and Marc all had their own difficulties to live with but Shaq brought them together. Danielle Jawando has a way of not just bringing these characters to life, but also of revealing their hearts and minds.

Ms Edwards was a complete tool and as an educator myself, I hated her with a passion but I know people like her exist which is, I guess, why I hated her so much. Some of the things that happened in this book made me rage.

But then we had Gran, Mrs Cohen and Dry Eileen who frankly was a hug in human form; I adored her. I cannot say how emotional (across the range) this book got me at times.

Headlines:Hits hard in the heart and gutManunian gritReal, emotional and beautifulWhen Our Worlds Collided was a read that revealed it's title meaning after the first chapter. The injustices, the sadness, the love, the beauty, the connections and more than anything, the potential and possibilities were everything.

This trio of black teens, found themselves together after a tragedy and naviagated it both together and alone. This threesome of new friendship in Manchester all faced different inequalities whether that was walking down the street, just being in class or trying to live in the care system.

Thank you to Simon YA for the early review copy. This story gripped me from the first few pages and while there is nothing easy about the themes in this book, the writing made it easy. The grief journeys these teens and adults walked were relatable even if the exact experiences were theirs only.