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

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Superb. This is a perfect novel for anyone who thinks they understand racism but needs a reminder of just how pervasive, insidious, and all-consuming it is for poc. Well-written and engaging, this pulls no punches, and I was very, very, very angry for a lot of it. Definitely a book that will make you angry at injustice and oppression and institutional racism but of course there is always hope. Hard-hitting yet still hopeful, this is an emotional powerhouse of a book’ Alexandra Sheppard, author of Oh My Gods Big Mama narrowed her eyes at Usagi from behind her glasses. “How do you know if he promised me something?” Talks can then be followed by a creative writing workshop. Ioffer workshops on: activism through art and the power of your voice,writing where you comefrom, the elements of a great story and scriptwriting.

When Our Worlds Collided allows us an insight into the lives of three teenagers brought together under some terrible circumstances.The Draxum guy didn’t look too friendly, but if he was an acquaintance of Big Mama, that meant Usagi would have to deal with him. “Which is?” The Hidden City had offered him multiple chances to be all sorts of things. A magic wielding yokai. A waiter at a hot dog restaurant. A warrior. But of all those things, Usagi had turned to the Battle Nexus. Usagi was a samurai, born and trained to fight. He had chosen to leave his old life in Japan behind, but he hadn’t turned away from fighting. That’s why he had left, actually. To find a reasonable sensei to train him. It didn’t get him anything good but a taste for fighting dirty. Nobody had wanted to take up the sad rabbit from nowhere. Nobody cared about his family name. They just didn’t want to train him. Too brash. Too arrogant. Won't ever get anywhere in life. As time went on, Usagi grew to care less about what he had been told as a child. You need a Sensei, Usagi. Psh, yeah right. Usagi grew angry, got into a few fights, and next thing he knew he was looking to become someone. He wanted his name to be known. I knew I would like the book. I've read Jawando's first and was hit hard by her writing and subject matter.

A raw, unflinching and powerful story that will stay with me for a long time’ Manjeet Mann, author of The Crossing You’ll gather information on the turtles. Let me know their every waking move. Who they are. What they’re planning. Anywhere they go. You’ll be my eyes.”I know how you play, Big Mama. There always needs to be something in return. And this is what I ask for.” Usagi crossed his arms. “I’ll still fight in the Battle Nexus, I can promise you that, but I don’t want to be under contract. I’m free to go anywhere and fight anyone I want. I’m not bound to you.” He looked at Draxum. “That’s my offer. If you can’t get me that, it’s a no-go.” Thanks to NetGalley, the team at Simon & Schuster Kids and the author for the opportunity to read this review copy.

Usagi groaned. Fights were exhausting, and Usagi liked to take all his time in between fights to rest. “What does she want?” People who look like me and Shaq, we're never seen as whe we are-kids. We're never even seen as being human." I loved Danielle Jawando’s books especially when our worlds collided, I thought the message behind all the excitement and suspense, was really inspiring and moving, so seeing her in real life reinforced that and in the process I learnt so much. Danielle is a role model to look up to and her visit to Ardingly college has inspired me to write more and has made me even more eager to read more of her books!’It resonates on what is happening now and gets you thinking on how the police deal with matters that are very close to home and what is currently in the news. I really enjoyed Danielle Jawando's recent visit to our school. Her talk was stimulating and helped deepen my insight into the themes of her book, such as racism and the justice system in the UK. I was also curious to hear about her personal writing process. I found her approachable, friendly and enjoyed meeting her after her talk.’