Stories for boys who dare to be different : true tales of amazing boys who changed the world without killing dragons
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Winter, Quinton, illustrator.
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Junior Nonfiction - North Wing Top Floor
J 920.71 B7913
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159 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English

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Originally published in Great Britain in 2018 by Quercus Editions Ltd., a Hachette UK Company.
Description
Prince charming, dragon slayer, mischievous prankster ... More often than not, these are the role-models boys encounter in the books they read at home and at school. As a boy, there is an assumption that you will conform to a stereotypical idea of masculinity. But what if you're the introvert kind? What if you prefer to pick up a book rather than a sword? What if you want to cry when you're feeling sad or angry? What if you like the idea of wearing a dress? There is an ongoing crisis with regards to young men and mental health, with unhelpful gender stereotypes contributing to this malaise. Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different offers a welcome alternative narrative. It is an extraordinary compilation of 100 stories of famous and not-so-famous men from the past to the present day, every single one of them a rule-breaker and innovator in his own way, and all going on to achieve amazing things. Entries include Frank Ocean, Salvador Dalí, Rimbaud, Beethoven, Barack Obama, Stormzy, Ai Weiwei and Jesse Owens - different sorts of heroes from all walks of life and from all over the world.

Subjects

LC Subjects
Adams, Patch, -- 1945- -- Biography.
Ai, Weiwei, -- Biography.
Armstrong, Louis, -- 1901-1971 -- Biography.
Attenborough, David, -- 1926- -- Biography.
Beek, Richard, -- Biography.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, -- 1770-1827 -- Biography.
Biographies.
Boriskin, Pavel, -- 1953 or 1954- -- Biography.
Boys -- Biography.
Braille, Louis, -- 1809-1852 -- Biography.
Cernan, Eugene, -- Biography.
Douglass, Frederick, -- 1818-1895 -- Biography.
Eisenberg, Jesse, -- 1983- -- Biography.
Escalante, Jaime, -- Biography.
Galilei, Galileo, -- 1564-1642 -- Biography
Gandhi, -- Mahatma, -- 1869-1948 -- Biography.
Gates, William H., -- 1925- -- Biography.
Gautama Buddha -- Biography.
Gender expression.
Gogh, Vincent van, -- 1853-1890 -- Biography.
Green, John, -- 1977- -- Biography.
Hawking, Stephen, -- 1942- -- Biography.
Henson, Jim, -- Biography.
Heroes -- Biography.
Hreljac, Ryan, -- Biography.
Individuality.
Irwin, Steve, -- 1962-2006 -- Biography.
Jones, James Earl, -- Biography.
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Biography.
Lennon, John, -- 1940-1980 -- Biography.
Linné, Carl von, -- 1707-1778 -- Biography.
Mandela, Nelson, -- 1918-2013 -- Biography.
Marston, William Moulton, -- 1893-1947.
Masculinity.
Masih, Iqbal, -- 1982-1995 -- Biography.
Men -- Biography.
Men.
Messi, Lionel, -- 1987- -- Biography.
Milk, Harvey, -- Biography.
Noah, Trevor, -- 1984- -- Biography.
O'Barry, Richard, -- 1939- -- Biography.
Obama, Barack, -- Biography.
Ocean, Frank, -- 1987- -- Biography.
Paolini, Christopher, -- Biography.
Radcliffe, Daniel, -- 1989- -- Biography.
Scholl, Hans, -- 1918-1943 -- Biography.
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, -- 1792-1822 -- Biography.
Smailovic, Vedran, -- 1956- -- Biography.
Spielberg, Steven, -- 1946- -- Biography.
Sullenberger, Chesley, -- 1951- -- Biography.
Tammet, Daniel, -- 1979- -- Biography.
Tenzing Norkey, -- 1914-1986 -- Biography.
Turing, Alan Mathison, -- 1912-1954 -- Biography.
Vujicic, Nick, -- Biography.
Waititi, Taika, -- Biography.
Wilde, Oscar, -- 1854-1900 -- Biography.
Winton, Nicholas, -- 1909-2015. -- Biography.
Zephaniah, Benjamin, -- Biography.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Brooks, B., & Winter, Q. (2018). Stories for boys who dare to be different: true tales of amazing boys who changed the world without killing dragons (First U.S. edition.). RP Kids.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Brooks, Ben, 1992- and Quinton, Winter. 2018. Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different: True Tales of Amazing Boys Who Changed the World Without Killing Dragons. RP Kids.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Brooks, Ben, 1992- and Quinton, Winter. Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different: True Tales of Amazing Boys Who Changed the World Without Killing Dragons RP Kids, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Brooks, Ben, and Quinton Winter. Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different: True Tales of Amazing Boys Who Changed the World Without Killing Dragons First U.S. edition., RP Kids, 2018.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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