An inspiring book for young adult readers thatKirkus Reviewssays offers many inspiring, resilient role models along with encouraging advice to take away.
A fascinating group of women from all walks of life share their inspirations, advice, and what they wish they'd known when they were younger.
If you could go back and share words of wisdom with your younger self, what would you want to say? Thirty-five barrier-breaking women answer that question in the empowering new young adult anthologyDear Younger Me: What 35 Trailblazing Women Wish They'd Known as Girls.Emmy Award-winning journalist Elisa Boxer delivers in-depth profiles of these inspirational women, detailing their struggles and achievements and featuring a personal message from each woman written just for this book. The women include activists, entrepreneurs, a Holocaust survivor, WWII code breaker, author, educator, musician, athlete, politicians, scientists, and more.
Featuring well-known trailblazers such as Nancy Pelosi, Gabby Giffords, and Sheryl Sandberg alongside lesser-known yet equally important women from all walks of life,Dear Younger Mewill inspire readers of all ages to tap into their courage, find their voice, embrace failure as an opportunity to grow, stand up for what they believe in, and be the best version of themselves.
If you could go back and share words of wisdom with your younger self, what would you want to say? Thirty-five barrier-breaking women answer that question in this empowering new young adult anthology that
Kirkus Reviewssays offers many inspiring, resilient role models along with encouraging advice to take away.
Elisa Boxeris an Emmy award-winning journalist and columnist whose work has appeared in publications including the
New York Times,
Inc. magazine, and
Fast Company. Her children's books include
The Voice That Won the Vote: How One Woman's Words Made Historyand the pictls[