You Are Awesome

You Are Awesome: Find Your Confidence and Dare to be Brilliant at (Almost) Anything, is a young adult non-fiction book written by the British author Matthew Syed^[1] and first published by Wren & Rook, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group, in April 2018. The book deals with themes such as growth mindset, resilience and building confidence. It was awarded the title Children's Illustrated Non-Fiction Book of the Year^[2] by the British Book Awards in 2019 and was listed on The Sunday Times Bestseller list in July 2018.^[3] The title was closely followed by the publication of The You Are Awesome Journal in September 2018.^[4]

You Are Awesome: Find Your Confidence and Dare to be Brilliant at (Almost) Anything

Author	Matthew Syed
Publication date	April 2018

You Are Awesome has been translated into a number of languages including Catalan, Spanish, Italian, German and Polish. It was released in The United States and Canada by the publisher Sourcebooks in July 2019.^[5]

In August 2019, a further follow up title to the series, Dare to Be You, was announced for 2020.^[6]

References

1. "This is why overcoming the fear of failure is so important". The Independent. 19 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
2. "2019 Winners | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
3. Times, The Sunday (22 July 2018). "Books: The Sunday Times Bestsellers chart, July 22". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
4. "16 best non-fiction books of 2018". The Independent. 11 December 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
5. "You Are Awesome by Matthew Syed won the British Book Award for Children's Illustrated and Nonfiction". Sourcebooks. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
6. "Matthew Syed follow-up goes to Wren & Rook | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.