Ben Brooks

Hurra por la hermana que salta Ben Brooks desde un aparcamiento de varias plantas y lleva ropa interior sin combinar. Hurra por imaginar un entierro al que van Harry Potter, las últimas vaquitas marinas y los dos Murakamis. Hurra por dormir hasta tarde, las cervezas para desayunar y los universos paralelos donde todo es un poco mejor. Hurra por los tatuajes importantes hechos con tinta de boli y aguja de coser. Hurra por el padre que vive en una tienda de campaña y por la madre que siempre dice yo tambien tengo derecho a salir. Hurra por la huida a Paris, Berlin y Barcelona. Hurra por la unica chica que te entiende. Hurra por Ben Brooks, que brinda la historia del duelo por una hermana en una familia que es la version desesperada e hilarante de las de Salinger. Hurra, tres hurras, por Hurra, su novela mas emocionante, tierna y desesperada.Nadie entiende mejor el mundo de hoy que Ben Brooks. THE GUARDIAN

Los amigos de Etgar también lloran, como él, pero siempre despiden sus mensajes con una risa. Pasea por las calles grises de su pueblo, pero es en internet donde Etgar descubre el desamor más cruel (el engaño de su primera novia en Facebook) y tambien el

Ben Brooks tiene diecinueve años, "Crezco" es su quinta novela, en los ratos libres escribe poesía, lleva un blog, es (cómo no) un ejemplo de comunicación y promoción en las redes sociales. Cualquier persona que haya pasado por la adolescencia se identificará con la mala conducta (y cierta duda moral, aunque recóndita) de Jasper, el personaje de Ben.

Escribí este libro en 2008. Lo escribí porque echaba de menos a una chica. Nos conocimos en un intercambio escolar pero luego se esfumó. Pasamos un tiempo escribiéndonos cartas y poco a poco fuimos perdiendo el contacto. Entonces tenia 16 años y teclee estas lineas sin saber que diez años despues lo leeria alguien como tu, asi que me da un poco de reparo enseñar este texto lleno de rabia, lagrimas y amor adolescentes.Recuerdo el dia en que un editor americano me escribio diciendome que queria publicarlo. Mi madre, que ahora esta muerta, por fin pudo sentir que todas las pellas que hacia su hijo para escribir en la biblioteca habian servido para algo.Este libro, que surgio de un momento muy duro para mi entonces, es el origen de todas las cosas buenas que me han pasado en la vida. Te recomiendo que lo leas en una noche en la que sientas que no hay nadie para ti en este planeta.Edicion bilingue español / ingles

What do you think of when you hear the word 'hero'? Is it the wall-climbing, cape-wearing, villain-fighter you see in comics and films?Heroes can actually come in all forms, shapes and sizes.Some cook for the hungry. Some nurse the poorly back to health. Others raise money for important causes. From small acts of kindness to inventions that have saved the lives of hundreds of people, every person in this book has found their passion - or their superpower. No matter how big or small it might be, your power can be used to change the world for the better too.So put away the cape, climb down from that wall and discover how ordinary people can still do extraordinary things and become heroes.Written by Ben Brooks, the bestselling author of the Dare to Be Different books, and paired with vibrant comic-style illustrations throughout, this is the perfect guide for the budding superhero in your life!

Prince charming, dragon slayer, mischievous prankster... More often than not, these are the role-models boys encounter in the books they read at home and at school. As a boy, there is an assumption that you will conform to a stereotypical idea of masculinity.But what if you''re the introvert kind? What if you prefer to pick up a book rather than a sword? What if you want to cry when you''re feeling sad or angry? What if you like the idea of wearing a dress?There is an ongoing crisis with regards to young men and mental health, with unhelpful gender stereotypes contributing to this malaise. Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different offers a welcome alternative narrative. It is an extraordinary compilation of 100 stories of famous and not-so-famous men from the past to the present day, every single one of them a rule-breaker and innovator in his own way, and all going on to achieve amazing things. Entries include Frank Ocean, Salvador Dali, Rimbaud, Beethoven, Barack Obama, Stormzy, Ai Weiwei and Jesse Owens - different sorts of heroes from all walks of life and from all over the world.

A shy kid's guide to thriving in their own (quiet) way.Do you sometimes feel afraid of talking in front of people, making a mistake or saying the wrong thing? While everywhere else you look there are loud, confident people?You're not alone. Ben Brooks also grew up as a shy child (so much so that he'd rather have cut his own hair or spend a week at a Silent Retreat then have to speak to other people). But he soon realised that being quiet doesn't make you strange or wrong or boring. In fact, being shy can give you great skills such as listening, kindness and compassion. It's something to embrace and be proud of.In this book, Ben introduces readers to some of the most famous, talented and brilliant shy people - including Charles Darwin, David Bowie, Greta Thunberg, Rosa Parks, Beyonce and Emma Watson - who used their special quietness to achieve awesome things, and he shares his tips for growing up shy in a world that can sometimes feel, well, LOUD.Because you don't have to be loud to be liked, and you definitely don't have to be loud to make an impact.

A new book that will inspire children, by the global bestselling author of Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different.The words in Dare to be Different have great power.Ben Brooks has brought together 100 people who have all in some way or another used words to do wonderful things. Some may have changed a single life, while others have changed the course of history for almost everyone on earth. But whether their effects were big or small, these individuals' speeches, letters, poems, songs, stories, and advice prove one thing: words can make the world a better place. And they can make you feel better about yourself too.This extraordinary compendium includes personal letters that were written for just one reader to help guide them through life's journey; sometimes they were intended for millions of people to hear about grand declarations of war, peace or new discoveries. Most of the time, though, they are words of wisdom that children will love to hear, about kindness, bullying, or whether it's OK to sometimes eat chocolate for breakfast.

Récits biographiques de cent hommes qui ont changé le monde en montrant de la compassion, de la générosité et de la confiance en soi, de Galilée a Louis Armstrong en passant par Nelson Mandela, Confucius, John Lennon, Lionel Messi, Nikola Tesla et Arthur Rimbaud, loin des clichés de la masculinité propagés par la plupart des livres pour enfants.

«En la televisión dan la primera película de Harry Potter. He visto esta película más veces de las que he follado. Es una estadística que tengo que invertir. Empezaré por no verla otra vez. El alcoho

How much should one person give to make the world a better place How much can one family take The hilarious thought provoking new novel from the Somerset Maugham and British Book Award winning Ben Brooks Brooks is a frighteningly young talent Tim Key I love Ben Brooks Matt Haig You ll not forget the Candlewicks once you meet them This splendid wry satire is about a wealthy family self important and confident in their morality whose blithe and bumptious existences are thrown into disarray when their father clandestinely decides to give all their money to charity and so in their opinions completely destroys their lives Droll and all too real LitHub A warmhearted tragicomedy about what it means to live a good life People Magazine A sharp witted tragicomedy about money morality and a family teetering on the brink A splendidly funny novel Jenny Jackson New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street I d like you to imagine that you re walking to work one day and you come upon a child drowning in a pool of water But imagine that someone refused to jump in after the child on the grounds that it would ruin his three hundred pound pair of John Lobb loafers We d consider them utterly immoral would we not Arthur Candlewick spend

AN INDISPENSABLE USERS GUIDE TO ADOLESCENTS.. THE MOST REASSURING THING ABOUT THIS BOOK IS THAT ITS SO GOODDaily MailTHE BOOK TO READThe TimesEVERY PARENT SHOULD READ THIS BOOK Clover StroudA MUST-READ FOR THOSE WITH TEENAGE KIDS Candice Brathwaite------------A GUIDE TO TEENAGERS FROM THIS CENTURY - FOR PARENTS FROM THE LAST CENTURYWritten from a teenagers perspective, this is a unique field guide for parents about the secret lives of 21st century adolescents - from mental health to self-harm, from drugs to sexting - and how you can help them and yourself through these turbulent years without losing their trust.Things They Dont Want You To Know is a look at modern life through the eyes of a teenager, by someone who recently graduated from that club. Along the way, Brooks takes readers on a tour of the websites that most parenting manuals would rather pretend dont exist. Yet this is the stuff your kids are all over, on a daily basis. There is porn, there are hallucinogens, there is cyberbullying and suicidal ideation. Brooks point is that to remain completely unaware of their existence can mean that as a parent, you end up getting blindsided. And being blindsided means you wont know what to say and how to say it when things go wrong.Youll be surprised, shocked but youll also be reassured. This book will help you to understand and support your kids. They wont thank you, but they might hate you less.

A shy kids guide to thriving in their own (quiet) way.Do you sometimes feel afraid of talking in front of people, making a mistake or saying the wrong thing? While everywhere else you look there are loud, confident people?Youre not alone. Ben Brooks also grew up as a shy child (so much so that hed rather have cut his own hair or spend a week at a Silent Retreat then have to speak to other people). But he soon realised that being quiet doesnt make you strange or wrong or boring. In fact, being shy can give you great skills such as listening, kindness and compassion. Its something to embrace and be proud of. In this book, Ben introduces readers to some of the most famous, talented and brilliant shy people - including Charles Darwin, David Bowie, Greta Thunberg, Rosa Parks, Beyonce and Emma Watson - who used their special quietness to achieve awesome things, and he shares his tips for growing up shy in a world that can sometimes feel, well, LOUD. Because you dont have to be loud to be liked, and you definitely dont have to be loud to make an impact.

***THE FOLLOW UP TO THE AWARD-WINNING AND BESTSELLING STORIES FOR BOYS WHO DARE TO BE DIFFERENT***Tom Daley, Oliver Sacks, the Jamaican Bobsled team, Amrou Al-Kadhi, Carlos Acosta... all dared to be different.This is the follow-up to the much loved and hugely successful Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different, the bestselling book that changed countless boys lives around the world and gave them the confidence to be themselves.What have the footballer Kylian Mbappe, the philosopher Socrates and the singer Ed Sheeran all got in common? All three of them defied expectations - going against the grain and pursuing their dreams - despite a seemingly impossible barrage of obstacles and difficulties. Their stories are incredible, as are those of the tap-dancer Evan Ruggiero, the Pokemon creator Satoshi Tajiri, and the other inspirational boys who fill the pages of this extraordinary book.Its books like these that can make a huge difference to parents and their childrens lives. In this day and age, any publication that shows how we can triumph in the face of adversity and prejudice deserves to be read over and over again.

A sharp-witted tragicomedy about money, morality, and a family teetering on the brink. A splendidly funny novel. Jenny Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple StreetFor readers of Paul Murrays The Bee Sting and Jenny Jacksons Pineapple Street, an irresistibly funny and incisive novel about a wealthy family that is confident in its good intentionsuntil the discovery that their patriarch has secretly given all their money to charity ruins their lives.Meet the Candlewicks.Seventeen-year-old Evangeline (a.k.a Dubbin), wants to change the world, has a penchant for throwing fake blood during protests, and despairs at the smug complacency of the rest of her family.Emil is fifteen, and a painfully shy math prodigy who has just begun dabbling in narcotics.Their mother, Yara, arrives at airports four hours early and fears that AI and climate change will leave her children unemployed and unable to go outside for longer than ten minutes.And, Arthur, the father, a hapless and always neutral man, who cant decide if he is a good person or a doormatforgiving and understanding or weak and terrified.Their comfortable lives are thrown into disarray when Arthur walks out into the woods one night for a stroll in his calfskin slippers only to fall down an abandoned mineshaft. Disoriented and unable to move, he remains there for three days with only a bottle of mid-range Bordeaux, his sons confiscated stash of LSD, and his daughters book on the concept of Effective Altruism for company.When he is rescued, he is a man transformed. Determined to give away all of his wealth and devote the rest of his life to the (statistically proven) most worthy causes, his metamorphosis shocks his family and triggers a chain of events that will have far-reaching and unforeseen consequences for them all.Equal parts hilarious and achingly human, The Greatest Possible Good spans ten years in the lives of the Candlewicks, asking universal questions about what it means to live a good life and if there is a right way to be a good person, while introducing the world to one of the most memorable and dysfunctional families in contemporary literature.

Shortlisted for The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year AwardHow much should one person give to make the world a better place? How much can one family take?**The hilarious, thought-provoking new novel from the Somerset Maugham and British Book Award-winning Ben Brooks**Brooks is a frightening young talent. Tim Key I love Ben Brooks.Matt HaigThis book made me laugh so much Sathnam SangheraI really loved this book Graham NortonYoull not forget the Candlewicks once you meet them! This splendid, wry satire is about a wealthy family, self-important and confident in their morality, whose blithe and bumptious existences are thrown into disarray when their father clandestinely decides to give all their money to charity, and so (in their opinions) completely destroys their lives. Droll and all-too-real. LitHubA warmhearted tragicomedy about what it means to live a good life.People MagazineA sharp-witted tragicomedy about money, morality, and a family teetering on the brink. A splendidly funny novel. Jenny Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street Id like you to imagine that youre walking to work one day and you come upon a child drowning in a pool of water. But imagine that someone refused to jump in after the child on the grounds that it would ruin his three-hundred-pound pair of John Lobb loafers. Wed consider them utterly immoral, would we not?Arthur Candlewick spends three days in a disused mineshaft with only his sons drug stash, a book on the concept of effective altruism and a bottle of medium-priced Bordeaux for company. When he emerges, he has made the life-changing decision to become a good man. Deciding to sell the family timber business and give away his wealth to charity, Arthurs family become convinced that he has lost his mind. His university-bound daughter, Evangeline, wants to change the world but perhaps not at the cost of her own privileged life. His son, Emil, good at maths and not much else, becomes more distant than ever. And his wife, Yara, who arrives at airports four hours early and fears that AI and climate change will leave her children unemployed, just wants the doctor to run another brain scan on her husband. Incisive, hilarious and unflinchingly human, The Greatest Possible Good asks fundamental questions about what it means to live a good life while introducing the world to one of the great families of contemporary literature.Ben Brooks is a magical imp who pumps out dark nuggets of poetry and makes you snort with laughter. Noel FieldingBrooks has the timing of a genius stand-up comic. Richard Milward Ben Brooks is a writer who genuinely excites me. Colin Herd, 3:AM Magazine

WINNER OF THE CHILDRENS BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2018& THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER (April 2018) ___________This book can save lives. This book can change lives. This book can help to bring forth another generation of boys who dare to be different. Benjamin Zephaniah___________Daniel Radcliffe, Galileo Galilei, Nelson Mandela, Louis Armstrong, Grayson Perry, Louis Braille, Lionel Messi, King George VI, Jamie Oliver... all dared to be different.Prince charming, dragon slayer, mischievous prankster... More often than not, these are the role-models boys encounter in the books they read at home and at school. As a boy, there is an assumption that you will conform to a stereotypical idea of masculinity.But what if youre the introvert kind? What if you prefer to pick up a book rather than a sword? What if you want to cry when youre feeling sad or angry? What if you like the idea of wearing a dress?There is an ongoing crisis with regards to young men and mental health, with unhelpful gender stereotypes contributing to this malaise. Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different offers a welcome alternative narrative. It is an extraordinary compilation of 100 stories of famous and not-so-famous men from the past to the present day, every single one of them a rule-breaker and innovator in his own way, and all going on to achieve amazing things. Entries include Frank Ocean, Salvador Dali, Rimbaud, Beethoven, Barack Obama, Stormzy, Ai Weiwei and Jesse Owens - different sorts of heroes from all walks of life and from all over the world.A beautiful and transporting book packed with stories of adventure and wonderment, it will appeal to those who need the courage to reject peer pressure and go against the grain. It is the must-have book for all those boys who worry about stuff and all those parents who worry about their boys who worry about stuff. It will educate and entertain, while also encourage and inspire.*For tales of even more brilliant men who have dared to be different, STORIES FOR BOYS WHO DARE TO BE DIFFERENT 2 is out now!*

"In our evermore hectic and overwhelming world, Stories for Kids Who Dare to be Different is refreshing proof that dreams do come true and that it is ok to be different. An inspiring read for any young person, particularly those struggling to find their place in the world." Megan Hine_______Bjork, Dr Seuss, Whoopi Goldberg, Andy Warhol, Ellen MacArthur, Greta Gerwig, Andrea Bocelli, Hua Mulan ... these are men and women who all dared to be different. Boys will be boys and girls will be girls - or so the meaningless saying goes. Because what if youre a girl and you like cage fighting? Or youre a boy and you love ballet? And what if youve always dreamed of being a scientist but you cant see anyone who looks or sounds like you, and who has left a legacy - in the form of microscopes and Bunsen burners - for you to follow? This is the book for children who want to know about the lives of those heroes who have led the way, changing the world for the better as they go. Following the runaway success of Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different, parents asked for a celebration of role models of both genders for boys and girls within the same book. Stories for Kids Who Dare to Be Different is the answer. These are the extraordinary stories of 100 famous and not-so-famous men and women, every single one of them an inspiring pioneer and creative genius in their own way, who broke the mould and made their dreams come true. Like Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different, this is a beautifully illustrated, evocative and inspirational book of amazing stories of amazing people, that will delight sons and daughters, nephews and nieces, and give them the courage to be themselves.*For tales of even more brilliant people who have dared to be different, STORIES FOR BOYS WHO DARE TO BE DIFFERENT 2 is out now!*

What do you think of when you hear the word hero? Is it the wall-climbing, cape-wearing, villain-fighter you see in comics and films?Heroes can actually come in all forms, shapes and sizes.Some cook for the hungry. Some nurse the poorly back to health. Others raise money for important causes. From small acts of kindness to inventions that have saved the lives of hundreds of people, every person in this book has found their passion - or their superpower. No matter how big or small it might be, your power can be used to change the world for the better too.So put away the cape, climb down from that wall and discover how ordinary people can still do extraordinary things and become heroes.Written by Ben Brooks, the bestselling author of the Dare to Be Different books, and paired with vibrant comic-style illustrations throughout, this is the perfect guide for the budding superhero in your life!