Almost half the people displaced worldwide are under 18, yet their voices are rarely heard. This book records the experiences of children arriving in Britain from Hitler-s Europe in the 1930s to those escaping war in Ukraine in 2022. It follows the journeys of war-traumatised children from Mogadishu to Mile End and from Syria to a Scottish isle. Some followed their parents to the `motherland- from the former British Empire. Others came independently to escape forced marriage or military conscription. These powerful testimonies shed light on children-s motivations, trials and achievements, including in adult life, providing critical insight into how the British - both individually and collectively - have welcomed or shunned child migrants. Importantly, Eithne Nightingale links these stories with contemporary issues such as the Windrush Scandal and Britain-s Illegal Migration Act 2023. Situated in its historical and political context, Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain makes vital re
