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    Dare to be Different

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    By Admin on July 17, 2022 Information Books, Reviews

    Ben Brooks, Dare to be Different, Hachette Australia, March 2022, 208 pp., RRP $39.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781529416244

    Dare to be Different, written by Ben Brooks, is a compilation of stories about the most successful and inspiring people I’ve ever heard about in my life. My first impression of this book was quite the opposite of what I feel about it now. When I first felt how heavy it was, I dreaded even opening it. However, these feelings quickly dissipated when I flicked to a random page, and surprisingly found a sports star I liked and had been following for a while now.

    Finding this random page made me eager to read the rest of the stories and see who else I could discover among the many inspirational pages. When I tell you there’s something in here for everyone, I am not exaggerating. From famous actors to bias-breakers, and even ancient philosophers, this book truly depicts a whole range of people who dared to change the world.

    Coming from a diverse background myself, representation definitely matters, and this book is something I know I would’ve wanted to read when I was younger. Simply skimming through the pages depicting people from a range of ethnicities, from different times and countries, allowed me to see what a culturally rich place the world is, and I felt connected and seen.

    The only problem with the book is that for its target audience of 9-11 year olds, there are a lot of words and a formal tone that might turn some children off. But hopefully, this format of book is now familiar enough so that young readers might take a chance to pick it up and find people they like, which would be an incentive for them to explore further.

    Reviewed by Amie Nguyen

    change makers change the world Diversity information book Short stories

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