You Are Awesome
You Are Awesome: Find Your Confidence and Dare to be Brilliant at (Almost) Anything, is a young adult non-fiction book written by the British author Matthew Syed[1] and first published by Wren & Rook, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group, in April 2018. The book deals with themes such as growth mindset, resilience and building confidence. It was awarded the title Children's Illustrated Non-Fiction Book of the Year[2] by the British Book Awards in 2019 and was listed on The Sunday Times Bestseller list in July 2018.[3] The title was closely followed by the publication of The You Are Awesome Journal in September 2018.[4]
You Are Awesome has been translated into a number of languages including Catalan, Spanish, Italian, German and Polish. It was released in The United States and Canada by the publisher Sourcebooks in July 2019.[5]
In August 2019, a further follow up title to the series, Dare to Be You, was announced for 2020.[6]
References
- "This is why overcoming the fear of failure is so important". The Independent. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- "2019 Winners | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- Times, The Sunday (2018-07-22). "Books: The Sunday Times Bestsellers chart, July 22". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- "16 best non-fiction books of 2018". The Independent. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- "You Are Awesome by Matthew Syed won the British Book Award for Children's Illustrated and Nonfiction". Sourcebooks. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- "Matthew Syed follow-up goes to Wren & Rook | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2019-08-30.