An outstandingly powerful coming-of-age novel about chance encounters and how the choices we make create our future.

The worlds of three 16 year olds, Chantelle, Jackson and Marc, collide when they witness the stabbing of 14 year-old Shaq outside of a busy shopping centre in Manchester. The three teenagers, from very different walks of life, are unexpectedly brought together when they’re the only ones who stop to help.

In the aftermath they find themselves turning to each other for support, and develop an unlikely friendship that enables them all to better understand the racism, prejudice, injustice and poverty that are just some of the themes that make this story raw and real, and bring the characters to life in a way that stays with you until the final page.

When Our Worlds Collided is a gripping YA novel that everyone should read. This is the second YA novel from the brilliant Danielle Jawando with great cover art by Raymond Sebastien, be sure to also check out her first: And The Stars Were Burning Brightly