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: Joe Lycett
Author Joe Lycett
Narrator Joe Lycett
Duration 3h 44m
Dear Reader, Life is hard. We are a bombarded generation: Facebook, billboards, Twitter, Instagram, taxes, newspapers, watches monitoring our sleep, apps that read our pulse, terrorism. There's such an onslaught to the senses these days it's a marvel any of us manage to get out of bed. I love bed. I, Joe Lycett, comedian, wordsmith, and professiona...
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Author: Chelsea Clinton
Author Chelsea Clinton
Narrator Chelsea Clinton
Duration 2h 20m
For the youngest activists among us, a book geared just for them full of facts, stories, and tips on how to change the world, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Chelsea Clinton. What can I do to help save endangered animals? How can I eat healthy? Why do I need to cover my mouth when I cough? What do I do if I'm being bullied? With informati...
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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: 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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Author: Maureen Johnson
Author Maureen Johnson
Narrator Maureen Johnson
Duration 3h 49m
Now, more than ever, young people are motivated to make a difference in a world they're bound to inherit. They're ready to stand up and be heard - but with much to shout about, where they do they begin? What can I do? How can I help? How I Resist is the response, and a way to start the conversation. To show listeners that they are not helpless, and...
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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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What Is Race? Who Are Racists? Why Does Skin Colour Matter? and Other Big Questions
Author: Nikesh Shukla, Claire Heuchan
Author Nikesh Shukla, Claire Heuchan
Narrator Hiral Varsani
Duration 2h
Talk about race is often discouraged, but this book aims to bring everyone into the conversation. It explores the history of race and society, giving context to how racist attitudes come into being. It looks at belonging and identity, the damaging effects of stereotyping and the benefits of positive representation. The authors talk sensitively abou...
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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: 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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