Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different 2 - Hardcover

Brooks, Ben

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1787476553 ISBN 13: 9781787476554

Publisher: Quercus, 2019

Synopsis

***THE FOLLOW UP TO THE AWARD-WINNING AND BESTSELLING STORIES FOR BOYS WHO DARE TO BE DIFFERENT***

Tom Daley, Oliver Sacks, the Jamaican Bobsled team, Amrou Al-Kadhi, Carlos Acosta... all dared to be different.

This is the follow-up to the much loved and hugely successful Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different, the bestselling book that changed countless boys' lives around the world and gave them the confidence to be themselves.

What have the footballer Kylian Mbappé, the philosopher Socrates and the singer Ed Sheeran all got in common? All three of them defied expectations - going against the grain and pursuing their dreams - despite a seemingly impossible barrage of obstacles and difficulties. Their stories are incredible, as are those of the tap-dancer Evan Ruggiero, the Pokémon creator Satoshi Tajiri, and the other inspirational boys who fill the pages of this extraordinary book.

It's books like these that can make a huge difference to parents and their children's lives. In this day and age, any publication that shows how we can triumph in the face of adversity and prejudice deserves to be read over and over again.

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Review:

This book can save lives. This book can change lives. This book can help to bring forth another generation of boys who dare to be different. (Benjamin Zephaniah (Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different))

[The stories] coalesce into a rousing symphony of against-the-odds achievement. (Financial Times (Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different))

[This] will help to inspire a younger generation to understand that you don't have to be tough, strong and a dragon killer to be worthwhile. (Stylist (Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different))

Offer[s] a refreshing twist . . . and will encourage young boys to resist the gender stereotypes that can damage men as much as women. (Daily Express (Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different))

Book Description:

More true tales of amazing boys who found the courage to be themselves, and achieved something remarkable at the same time.

About this edition

• Publisher: Quercus
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1787476553
• ISBN 13: 9781787476554
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208
• Illustrator: Winter Quinton