Tough Stuff
No. of pages 156
Published: 2000
Reviews
Add this book to your 'I want to read' list!
By clicking here you can add this book to your favourites list. If it is in your School Library it will show up on your account page in colour and you'll be able to download it from there. If it isn't in your school library it will still show up but in grey - that will tell us that maybe it is a book we should add to your school library, and will also remind you to read it if you find it somewhere else!
Ordinary kids doing extraordinary things. Extraordinary kids trying to live ordinary lives. Real kids doing it toughFrom the wolf girls of India to a 14-year-old Olympic champion; from Iqbal Masih, the inspirational 12-year-old human rights activist, to the Dalai Lama; from Auschwitz to outback Australia, Tough Stuff is packed with true stories that show what kids are made of.It's about children who have protested, rebelled, prayed, saved lives, earned a fortune, lost everything, become world-famous, or survived oppression and war.It's about kids making a difference in the adult world. It's about kids and courage.Tough Stuff is pacy, poignant, confronting. It speaks directly to children about things that matter.
There are 156 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Allen & Unwin .
Kirsty Murray has worked as an author, editor, painter, archivist. This is her first book for children.