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Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different (Hardback)

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Hardback 208 Pages
Published: 16/04/2019
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Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different 2, 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 is books like these that can make a huge difference to parents and their children's lives.

Publisher information

Publisher: Quercus Publishing
ISBN: 9781787476554
Number of pages: 208
Dimensions: 250 x 200 x 20 mm
Language: English


MEDIA REVIEWS

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)

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