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Rising troublemaker : a fear-fighter manual for teens

Call Number

  • 158.1 A312.1 TEEN (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

New York : Philomel, [2022]

Physical Description

xix, 252 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

"In this young readers edition of her New York Times bestseller Professional Troublemaker, Luvvie Ajayi Jones uses her honesty and humor to inspire teens to be their bravest, boldest, truest selves, in order to create a world they would be proud to live in"--

"The world can feel like a dumpster fire, with endless things to be afraid of. It can make you feel powerless to ask for what you need, use your voice, and show up truly as your whole self. Add the fact that often, people might make you feel like your way of showing up is TOO MUCH. BE TOO MUCH, and use it for good. That is what it means to be a troublemaker. In this book, Luvvie Ajayi Jones--bestseller of books, sorceress of side-eyes and critic of culture--gives you the permission you might need to be the troublemaker you are, or wish to be. This is the book she needed when she was the kid who got in trouble for her mouth when she spoke up about what she felt was not fair. This is the book she needed when kids made fun of her Nigerian accent. This is the book that she needed when it was time to call herself a writer, but she was too scared. As a Rising Troublemaker, you need to know that the beautiful, audacious life you want is on the other side of doing the things that will scare you. This book will help you face and fight your fear and start living that life ASAP"--

Notes

"This work is based on Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual by Luvvie Ajayi Jones, copyright ©2021, by Awe Luv, LLC, published by Penguin Life, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC"--Title page verso.

Contents

  • Introduction: Make good trouble
  • BE. Know yourself ; Be too much ; Dream audaciously ; Own your dopeness
  • SAY. Speak the truth ; Fail loudly ; Ask for more ; Get your money ; Draw your lines
  • DO. Find your helpers ; Grow wildly ; Take no sh*t ; Fight fear.

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