Books like Coming to England: An Autobiography. by Floella Benjamin

Excellent, autobiographical account of children's TV presenter Floella Benjamin and her experience as a young child leaving her home in Trinidad to come to England.This is a deceptively simple read with some deeper issues thrown in. Floella, in Trinidad, is proud to be part of the British Empire. She knows more English grammar and history than many of her counterparts in England. She loves her tropical island life.Then she arrives in a cramped, damp, flat in London. She's picked on at school, made to feel inferior and unwanted. It's a far-cry from her sunny, respectable life in Trinidad.Floella goes through a hard time but comes through in the end - so the overall story is uplifting.(second time reading aloud to child)