Publisher Pan Macmillan pledged an additional 20,000 free copies to the crowdfunding bookshops’ campaigns. “One person who bid for a signed copy said he will donate that to a child who could be inspired to go on to great things. “I am overwhelmed by the generosity of people who have donated over £1,000 to get his book to local children,” said Vivian Archer at Newham Bookshop. Book-ish in Crickhowell, Wales, has raised more than £8,000 to buy copies for local secondary school children, with Mirror Me Write in Manchester, Gullivers Bookshop in Wimborne Minster, Winstone’s Hunting Raven Bookshop in Frome and Newham Bookshop in London undertaking similar initiatives. “Congratulations and around the UK have launched a range of crowdfunding initiatives this week to get copies of Rashford’s book to as many children as possible. “I’m sure I also speak for and when I say it’s lovely to see a brand-new number 1 book on Amazon today,” tweeted Osman in response. But in the wake of last weekend’s match – and the support that has poured forth for Rashford after his missed penalty kick and the racist abuse that followed it – You Are a Champion shot to the top of Amazon’s overall books chart, ahead of bestsellers by Richard Osman, Matt Haig and Walliams.
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