Meena's coming-of-age journey
Meena's coming-of-age journey
In Meera Syal's novel, nine-year-old Meena Kumar grows up in the fictional Midlands village of Tollington. She admires the older Anita Rutter, whose confidence and apparent freedom make their friendship exciting.
Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel GCSE English Literature 1.3.7 Anita and Me by Meera Syal. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Work through your set texts (Shakespeare, the post-1914 text, the 19th-century novel, and the poetry anthology) alongside regular unseen-poetry practice, since the unseen and comparison sections are usually the most time-pressured on exam day.