Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different
True Tales of Amazing Boys who Changed the World without Killing Dragons
BEN BROOKS
This is the highly anticipated version of Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls. 100 stories have made the long list – about 100 amazing people who have made our world a better place, “through compassion, generosity and self-belief”. Amongst those featured are:
ACHMAT HASSIEM – who saved his brother from a shark attack by diverting the shark towards him. He lost his leg. After overcoming depression, he went on to swim for South Africa, winning bronze at the 2012 Paralympics.
ALAN L. HART – one of the first ever transgender people to have gender reassignment surgery. He studied medicine and became a bestselling author.
BALDWIN IV – who at the age of thirteen, in 1161, was crowned King of Jerusalem. King Baldwin had leprosy, but that didn’t stop him from riding out with his army and fighting alongside his men. He and only 500 men defeated an invading army of 26,000.
CHARLES FOURIER – the (18th philosopher who believed in equality and who invented the word feminism.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS – born into slavery in C19th. He eventually escaped and dedicated his life to fighting to end slavery, for women’s rights and Irish independence.
It’s a wonderful collection, for boys, girls, kids, grown-ups…EVERYONE!
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