Stories Boys Who Dare To Be DifferentPrince 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

the monstrous Miss Trunchbull

All she knew was that she was running for her life

Ellen MacArthur

deconstructing poetry - but it was never home for the dog Emily craved

With the prospect only of a slow death

Witold forged an underground army that smuggled evidence of Nazi atrocities to the West

who for a time survived the worst horror the modern world had seen

the Taj Mahal

from scenes of devastation and crisis

heartwarming and inspiring true story of life as a shepherdess in one of the most remote and beautiful spots in England

Since then

tender and joyous memoir by the author of Musicophilia and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat