AuthorJuno Dawson
NarratorHenry Regan
Duration1h 3m
CategoriesChildren and Young Adult Non-Fiction and Educational Titles, Citizenship, LGBTQ+ Non-Fiction
Key StageKS2
PublisherInhouse
VersionUnabridged
A highly topical look at the concept of gender, encouraging children to think for themselves about the issues involved. What's the difference between sex and gender? What does it mean to be defined by your gender? Are there only two genders? This informative book helps kids to explore these questions and many more. It explains how you gender can have an impact on your life, what it means to choose your own gender identity and the importance of gender equality. Topics covered include gender streotypes, why there are different toys for boys and girls, being intersex and transgender, cross-dressing and gender around the world. You will also hear from a range of people who share their personal gender philosophies. Poet Anthony Anaxagorou discusses masculinity, author Holy Bourne writes about the importance of feminism, Krishna Istha explains what it means to be genderqueer and Juno shares her experiences of being transgender. Other contributors and celebrities featured include Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, John Legend, Jack Monroe, Caitlyn Jenner, RuPaul, Laura Dockrill, Concita Wurst, Andrew McMillan and Emma Watson.
Author: Juno Dawson
Author Juno Dawson
Narrator The Author
Duration 5h 24m
Discover what it means to be a young transgender or non-binary person in the 21st century in this frank and funny guide for 14+ teens, from the author of This Book Is Gay. In What's the T?, Stonewall ambassador, best-selling trans author and former PSHE teacher Juno Dawson defines a myriad of labels and identities and offers uncensored advice on co...
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Being Jazz: My Life As A (transgender) Teen
Author: Jazz Jennings
Author Jazz Jennings
Narrator Jazz Jennings
Duration 4h
Jazz Jennings is one of the youngest and most prominent voices in the national discussion about gender identity. At the age of five, Jazz transitioned to life as a girl, with the support of her parents. A year later, her parents allowed her to share her incredible journey in her first Barbara Walters interview, aired at a time when the public was m...
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Author: Rio Bianca Del
Author Rio Bianca Del
Narrator Bianca Del Rio
Duration 4h 46m
The cheeky, larger-than-life drag queen and outrageous comic - 'The Joan Rivers of the Drag World' (New York Times) - who isn't afraid to shock or offend, shares her trademark acerbic wit and sharp commentary in this uproarious collection of advice. When it comes to insult comics, Bianca Del Rio is in a class by herself. Fierce, funny, and fabulous...
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Author: Juno Dawson
Author Juno Dawson
Narrator Nicola Coughlan
SeriesHer Majesty's Royal Coven Trilogy, Book 3
Duration 15h 10m
The Coven is reunited but broken… Niamh is back from the dead … but she hasn’t come back alone. Elle mourns a son she never had. Ciara languishes in a prison for witches. And Leonie reels from a very unexpected surprise. Five very different witches with one thing in common: they were unwittingly chosen by the dangerously charmin...
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Author: Tan France
Author Tan France
Narrator Tan France
Duration 7h 3m
In this heartfelt, funny, touching memoir, Tan France, star of Netflix's Emmy award-winning Queer Eye, tells his origin story for the first time. With his trademark wit, humor, and radical compassion, Tan reveals what it was like to grow up gay in a traditional South Asian family, as one of the few people of colour in South Yorkshire. He illuminate...
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Author: Rose Brock
Author Rose Brock
Narrator Various
Duration 7h 6m
We all experience moments when we struggle to understand the state of the world, when we feel powerless and-in some cases-even hopeless. The teens of today are the caretakers of tomorrow, and yet it's difficult for many to find joy or comfort in such a turbulent society. But in trying times, words are power. Some of today's most influential young...
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Author: Juno Dawson
Author Juno Dawson
Narrator Nicola Coughlan
SeriesHer Majesty's Royal Coven Trilogy, Book 1
Duration 13h 36m
Hidden among us is a secret government department of witches known as Her Majesty’s Royal Coven. They protect crown and country from magical forces and otherworldly evil, but their greatest enemy will come from within… There are whisperings of a prophecy that will bring the coven to its knees, and four best friends are about to be caug...
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Author: Juno Dawson
Author Juno Dawson
Narrator Danny Holmes, Kerrie Thomason
Duration 8h 23m
When three very different siblings, Fern, Rowan and Willow, go home for a Christmas reunion at their family home in Edinburgh, it's not long before some very big secrets threaten their cosy holiday.... The McAllister house on Arboretum Road has seen 120 Christmases since its completion. This year, Fern is bringing her gorgeous boyfriend home, and s...
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Believe: Boxing, Olympics and My Life Outside the Gym
Author: Nicola Adams
Author Nicola Adams
Narrator Emma Swan
Duration 4h 35m
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Believe by Nicola Adams, read by Emma Swan. At London 2012, Nicola Adams made history. The flyweight boxer - nicknamed the smiling assassin - became the first ever woman to win an Olympic Gold medal for boxing. In Rio 2016, with the nation cheering her on, she did it all over again....
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Author: Juno Dawson
Author Juno Dawson
Narrator Nicola Coughlan
SeriesHer Majesty's Royal Coven Trilogy, Book 2
Duration 15h 36m
All is not as it seems within the halls of Her Majesty’s Royal Coven… Despite thinking they’ve thwarted the prophecy, the witches are still reeling from the events of the past few months. Ciara now occupies her twin sister’s body as she prepares to take on the role of High Priestess. But why are the sinister government agen...
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