Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different Journal

Ben Brooks, Quinton Winter

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Quercus Publishing
12 May 2020

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"THE JOURNAL TO ACCOMPANY THE AWARD-WINNING AND BESTSELLING STORIES FOR BOYS WHO DARE TO BE DIFFERENT

John Lennon, Gandhi, Trevor Noah, Grayson Perry, Roald Dahl, Martin Luther King... all dared to be different - and now young boys can too with this fun and enlightening guided journal.

STORIES FOR BOYS WHO DARE TO BE DIFFERENT JOURNAL is full of tips and ideas to help boys everywhere explore their dreams and release their creativity in an environment where emotions and feelings are celebrated. Thanks to an array of imaginative and thoughtful prompts, and short biographies of some real-life inspiring figures who followed their personal dreams, this journal will help boys construct their own world away from gender stereotypes and social conventions.

Activities include:

Devising a plot for a film in which your biggest fear is quashed

Identifying what cause you would go out and protest for

Creating a list of characteristics about human beings for aliens

Imagining what would make you happy a week, a month, ten years from now

It is the must-have journal for all those boys who worry about stuff and all those parents who worry about their boys who worry about stuff.

Praise for STORIES FOR BOYS WHO DARE TO BE DIFFERENT:

""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

""[The stories] coalesce into a rousing symphony of against-the-odds achievement"" - Financial Times

""It 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

""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"

By: Ben Brooks
Illustrated by: Quinton Winter
Imprint: Quercus Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 192mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781529407389
ISBN 10: 1529407389
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 12 May 2020
Audience: Children/juvenile , General/trade , College/higher education , Children / Juvenile , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ben Brooks (Author) Ben Brooks was born in 1992 and lives in Bulgaria. He is the author of several books, including Grow Up, Lolito, which won the Somerset Maugham Award in 2015, and the runaway international bestseller Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different. Quinton Winter (Illustrator) Quinton Winter is a British illustrator, artist and colourist. He has worked for many clients including the Guardian newspaper, Walker Books, Gogglebox, 2000AD, Vertigo Comics, Mojo and the BBC.

Reviews for Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different Journal

This book [Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different] 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 [The stories in Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different] coalesce into a rousing symphony of against-the-odds achievement. - Financial Times [Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different] 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 In our evermore hectic and overwhelming world, Stories for Kids Who Dare to be Different is refreshing proof that dreams do come true and that it is ok to be different. An inspiring read for any young person, particularly those struggling to find their place in the world. - Megan Hine