You Must Be Layla
Autor Yassmin Abdel-Magieden Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 feb 2020 – vârsta până la 11 ani
Layla believes she was right to stand up for herself against a bully, but it's landed her a suspension - not the way she (or her parents) would have wished to begin her time at her fancy new school! This is just a setback though, and she's determined to prove that she does deserve her scholarship by making new friends and setting her sights on inventing something that could win the big robotics competition.
But where to begin?
You Must Be Laylaintroduces Sudanese-born author, broadcaster, social advocate and mechanical engineer Yassmin Abdel-Magied as an exciting new voice in children's writing.
Praise forYou Must Be Layla:
'This warm, humorous account of a larger-than-life Sudanese girl navigating a posh Australian school is an engaging read'Guardian
'Fresh funny and empowering'BookTrust
'A one-of-a-kind bundle of comedy and compassion' LoveReading
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241440490
ISBN-10: 0241440491
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Editura: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Colecția Puffin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241440491
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Editura: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Colecția Puffin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Yassmin
Abdel-Magied
is
a
Sudanese-born
Australian
writer,
broadcaster
and
award-winning
social
advocate
with
a
background
in
mechanical
engineering.
Yassmin founded her first organization, Youth Without Borders, at the age of sixteen, published her debut memoir,Yassmin's Story, with Penguin Random House Australia at age twenty-four, and in 2019 followed up with her first fiction book for young readers,You Must Be Layla, which she is adapting for screen. She was also selected for the 2020 Soho Theatre Writers' Lab in London, as well as for the prestigious 2021 Australia Council Keesing Studio Writers Residency in Paris.
An advocate for the empowerment of women, youth and people of colour, Yassmin has been awarded numerous awards for her advocacy, including the 2018 Young Voltaire Award for Free Speech. Yassmin has travelled to over twenty countries speaking to governments, NGOs and multinational companies on a range of topics including unconscious bias, resilience and inclusive leadership. Her TED talk, 'What does my headscarf mean to you?', has been viewed over two million times and was chosen as one of TED's top ten ideas of 2015. Yassmin's critically acclaimed essays have been published in numerous anthologies, including the Griffith Review, the bestsellingIt's Not About the BurqaandNew Daughters of Africa. Her words can also be found in publications like the Guardian, Teen Vogue, The New York Times, The Independent and Glamour.
Yassmin's broadcasting portfolio is diverse: she presented the national TV show Australia Wide, a podcast on becoming an F1 driver and created Hijabistas, a series looking at the modest fashion scene in Australia. Yassmin is a regular contributor to the BBC, Al Jazeera, TRT and Monocle 24, and has co-hosted The Guilty Feminist.
Outside advocacy, she worked as an engineer on oil and gas rigs for four years and is an internationally accredited F1 journalist.
Yassmin founded her first organization, Youth Without Borders, at the age of sixteen, published her debut memoir,Yassmin's Story, with Penguin Random House Australia at age twenty-four, and in 2019 followed up with her first fiction book for young readers,You Must Be Layla, which she is adapting for screen. She was also selected for the 2020 Soho Theatre Writers' Lab in London, as well as for the prestigious 2021 Australia Council Keesing Studio Writers Residency in Paris.
An advocate for the empowerment of women, youth and people of colour, Yassmin has been awarded numerous awards for her advocacy, including the 2018 Young Voltaire Award for Free Speech. Yassmin has travelled to over twenty countries speaking to governments, NGOs and multinational companies on a range of topics including unconscious bias, resilience and inclusive leadership. Her TED talk, 'What does my headscarf mean to you?', has been viewed over two million times and was chosen as one of TED's top ten ideas of 2015. Yassmin's critically acclaimed essays have been published in numerous anthologies, including the Griffith Review, the bestsellingIt's Not About the BurqaandNew Daughters of Africa. Her words can also be found in publications like the Guardian, Teen Vogue, The New York Times, The Independent and Glamour.
Yassmin's broadcasting portfolio is diverse: she presented the national TV show Australia Wide, a podcast on becoming an F1 driver and created Hijabistas, a series looking at the modest fashion scene in Australia. Yassmin is a regular contributor to the BBC, Al Jazeera, TRT and Monocle 24, and has co-hosted The Guilty Feminist.
Outside advocacy, she worked as an engineer on oil and gas rigs for four years and is an internationally accredited F1 journalist.
Recenzii
This
is
a
laugh
out
loud
story
about
making
friends,
carving
your
way
in
the
world
and
having
the
confidence
to
do
things
your
way.
Layla
is
a
fabulous,
plucky
protagonist,
and
her
inventive
attitude
to
surmounting
hurdles
is
inspiring.
The
book
is
also
an
introduction
to
thinking
about
some
of
the
barriers
people
of
colour
can
face,
illustrated
by
Layla's
older
brother
Ozzie
who
has
been
applying
for
jobs
and
not
even
getting
interviews.
It
offers
an
insight
into
normal
Muslim
family
life
(the
Australian
setting
will
be
effortlessly
accessible
to
UK
kids)
together
with
a
brilliant
glossary
of
terms.
This
story
is
fresh
and
funny
and
is
an
empowering
read
-
especially
for
girls
and
people
of
colour.
A
really
great
secondary
school-age
novel
that
everyone
should
read!
...this warm, humorous account of a larger-than-life Sudanese girl navigating a posh Australian school is an engaging read for 12-plus.
I adored Layla's openness, her aptitude for shrugging off set-backs, taking suggestions on board and embracing change. As theYou Must Be Laylatitle suggests, she's a one-of-a-kind heroine, and this funny, thought-provoking novel - the first children's book from inspirational Sudanese-born broadcaster, social advocate and mechanical engineer Yassmin Abdel-Magied - is a one-of-a-kind bundle of comedy and compassion.
Yassmin Abdel-Magied'sYou Must Be Laylais a tonic, and a terrific debut for 11+. Its narrator is (like its author) a Sudanese girl who has won a scholarship to a posh Australian school. Bossy, smart and brave, she has to face the students who have it in for her as the only Muslim. Underneath its buoyant humour is a timely wisdom about finding friends in an alien culture.
Sudanese-Australian activist Abdel-Magied's first novel is the sparkling tale of 13-year-old Layla, who moves to a new school, where she is the only pupil to wear a headscarf.
...this warm, humorous account of a larger-than-life Sudanese girl navigating a posh Australian school is an engaging read for 12-plus.
I adored Layla's openness, her aptitude for shrugging off set-backs, taking suggestions on board and embracing change. As theYou Must Be Laylatitle suggests, she's a one-of-a-kind heroine, and this funny, thought-provoking novel - the first children's book from inspirational Sudanese-born broadcaster, social advocate and mechanical engineer Yassmin Abdel-Magied - is a one-of-a-kind bundle of comedy and compassion.
Yassmin Abdel-Magied'sYou Must Be Laylais a tonic, and a terrific debut for 11+. Its narrator is (like its author) a Sudanese girl who has won a scholarship to a posh Australian school. Bossy, smart and brave, she has to face the students who have it in for her as the only Muslim. Underneath its buoyant humour is a timely wisdom about finding friends in an alien culture.
Sudanese-Australian activist Abdel-Magied's first novel is the sparkling tale of 13-year-old Layla, who moves to a new school, where she is the only pupil to wear a headscarf.