Being Boys (English)

Author : Various Authors
Illustrator : Niveditha Subramaniam
Editor : Deeya Nayar & Radhika Menon

Enter a world of boys. Writers and sportsmen, princes and cooks — scared, brave, bully, bullied, rich, poor, gentle, rough, in the gang and out of it... With different childhoods, challenges and choices, they come together in strength to take on the notion that 'boys will be boys'. Here is a collection which has a story for every boy. With contributions from some very eminent writers and written with humour and empathy, this array of fiction, fable, autobiography, reportage, diary jottings, memoir and history rewrites the 'rules' of being boys.

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Age 10+
Book Details 144 pages; 8.5" x 5.5"; black & white; soft cover
ISBN 978-93-5046-626-1
First Published 2015
Tags story collection, stories about boyhood, gender, stories by great writers, childhood, breaking stereotypes, genres

Collection of coming of age stories

Though supposed to be for children aged ten plus, some of the works in the compilation make for ideal read-aloud stories for children aged six and above, and many others serve as a guide for pre-teens and teens during their stressful phase of adolescence. ParentEdge.in

Interesting mix of narratives

While Being Boys presents itself as an anthology of short stories with young male protagonists, what stood out for me was its inclusion of narratives that one would be hard pressed to find in mainstream Indian publishing... Being Boys is an anthology that could get young readers thinking . More significantly, it suggests that sometimes, being a boy in India can be confusing and mysterious, as much a burden as a socially conferred privilege, as much about celebrating one’s feminine side as flaunting the masculine. Saffron Tree

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Being Boys (English)

Being Boys (English)

Enter a world of boys. Writers and sportsmen, princes and cooks — scared, brave, bully, bullied, rich, poor, gentle, rough, in the gang and out of it... With different childhoods, challenges and choices, they come together in strength to take on the notion that 'boys will be boys'. Here is a collection which has a story for every boy. With contributions from some very eminent writers and written with humour and empathy, this array of fiction, fable, autobiography, reportage, diary jottings, memoir and history rewrites the 'rules' of being boys.

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