Writes of Passage
Description
An inspiring, accessible and powerful collection of words that matter.
Published in a gorgeous hardback edition, with a stunning neon and foil-stamped cover, ribbon marker, and beautifully designed insides, Writes of Passage is the perfect gift for every occasion - birthdays, Christmas, school leaving celebrations, confirmations, bar and bat mitzvahs, and more.
An inspiring collection of over 100 pieces of writing - poems, prose, letters, speeches, song lyrics, quotations, and more - from Shakespeare to Stephen Hawking; Greta Thunberg to Galileo; Malala to Martin Luther King; and Lin-Manuel Miranda to Lord Tennyson - which are in turn powerful, funny, moving, wise, and thought-provoking, and expertly selected and with accessible, thoughtful commentary by Nicolette Jones, children's book critic for The Sunday Times.
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Content
- Intro
- TITLE PAGE
- DEDICATION
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 1: On Childhood and Your Past
- CHAPTER 2: On Happiness and Sadness
- CHAPTER 3: On Nature and The World
- CHAPTER 4: On Kindness and Courage
- CHAPTER 5: On Family, Love and Home
- CHAPTER 6: On Equality and Justice
- CHAPTER 7: On Reading
- CHAPTER 8: On Becoming You and Your Future
- INDEX
- INDEX OF AUTHORS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- COPYRIGHT
