SuitabookLast Girl In
Cheryl Diane Parkinson
- Reading
- If cricket terms are unfamiliar, pause to clarify them or keep a shared glossary. Leave space to discuss the time-slip element separately from the historical family stories, and revisit how both affect Kerry-Ann.
- Themes
- Fair access to sport: Older club players try to reserve the cricket club for the First XI, while Kerry-Ann wants to continue playing with her team. The book takes a critical view of this.
- Family heritage and memory: Kerry-Ann’s grandfather taught her cricket, and a time-slip element gives her insight into his arrival in England and feelings about the past. The historical material is presented as a way for Kerry-Ann to understand family experience and Jamaican heritage, rather than as a separate historical survey.
- Growing up and change: Kerry-Ann faces changes affecting her cricketing future and relies on friends, family advice and her own resolve. The book presents this favourably.
- Worth knowing
- Expect social exclusion and competition within the cricket club, alongside a grandparent’s illness and sadness. The story also touches on Windrush history and a strange time-slip experience; the full intensity is unclear.