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Stories for Kids Who Dare to Be Different

True Tales of Amazing People Who Stood Up and Stood Out

Contributors

By Ben Brooks

Illustrated by Quinton Winter

Read by Jasmine Blackborow

Read by Joe Leat

Formats and Prices

Format

Format:

  1. Audiobook Download (Unabridged)
  2. ebook $9.99 $12.99 CAD
  3. Hardcover $17.99 $22.99 CAD

This item is a preorder. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around May 7, 2019. This date is subject to change due to shipping delays beyond our control.

Boys will be boys and girls will be girls? Not in this audiobook.

The follow-up to Ben Brooks’s New York Times bestselling Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different, this audiobook offers more extraordinary true stories of amazing people who broke the mold and changed the world for the better. The resulting message? Be yourself, and your dreams might come true.

Brooks offers an accessible compilation of 76 famous and not-so-famous influencers from the past to the present day, every single one of them a rule-breaker and stereotype-smasher in his or her own way. Entries include Emma Gonzalez, Andy Warhol, Bjork, Hans Christian Andersen, Sally Ride, and so many more — heroes from all walks of life and from all over the world.

On Sale
May 7, 2019
Publisher
Hachette Audio
ISBN-13
9781549177477

Ben Brooks

About the Author

Ben Brooks was born in 1992 and lives in Berlin. He is the author of several books, including Grow Up and Lolito, which won the Somerset Maugham Award in 2015.

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Quinton Winter

About the Illustrator

Ben Brooks is a New York Times bestselling author of several books, including Grow Up, Lolito, Hurra, Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different, and Stories for Kids Who Dare to Be Different.

Quinton Winter is a British illustrator, artist, and colorist. He has worked for many clients including the Guardian newspaper, Walker Books, Vertigo Comics, and the BBC.

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