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Open: A Toolkit for How Magic and Messed Up Life Can Be
Gemma Cairney
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Description for Open: A Toolkit for How Magic and Messed Up Life Can Be
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; YXA; YXL. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 182 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1066. Good clean copy in fine illlustrated covers with minor shelf wear
Open: A Toolkit for How Magic and Messed Up Life Can Be is full of honest advice about the big, bad and beautiful things that growing up is all about: from mental health to families to first love, and everything in between. Gemma Cairney is an important advocate for young people and between her life experiences and her personal insight from her time as Radio 1's resident agony aunt on The Surgery, she is perfectly placed to offer hope and a huge comforting cuddle to young people questioning what life's all about or dealing with hard times. Along with practical help and advice from a range of experts and gorgeous illustrations, this bright and colourful book also has a ribbon marker and plenty of space for readers to personalize and make it their own, making Open a treasured resource to return to whenever advice is needed.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781509836116
SKU
KAC0004100
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-3
About Gemma Cairney
After a brief go at drama school and a stint working in fashion in her early twenties, Gemma Cairney is now a BBC broadcaster, magpie, and life enthusiast who has won awards for making documentaries on subjects such as young people in violent relationships. She presents The Surgery Show on BBC Radio 1 and co-produced and presented internet entertainment show, The Fox Problem. Gemma has presented shows and one offs for BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, 2, 3, 4, 4 Extra, 6Music and BBC World Service. She is also founder of boutique production company - Boom Shakalaka Productions. She likes to write, explore the planet, trek mountains and DJ garage classics. Twitter @gemcairn Website: http://www.gemmacairney.co.uk/
Reviews for Open: A Toolkit for How Magic and Messed Up Life Can Be
Informative, touching & inspiring... laced throughout with a sense of humour and true passion.
Metro
Utterly invaluable, gloriously gracious guide to life | This heartfelt handbook for young adults by an inspirational presenter and producer is the literary embodiment of a big sister's shoulder and a best friend's ear... Packed with an abundance of info, insight, empathy and encouragement - from the comforting we all mess up sometimes , to the truly uplifting now go reach for the moon! - OPEN is surely set to become THE must-have manual for young women navigating the often-tempestuous waters of their teenage years.
LoveReading4Kids
A guide to help young people navigate love, friendships, health and other aspects of growing up.
Observer
A chunky non-fiction splurge of glitter, anecdote and jubilation... a valuable resource, full of reassurance for teenagers that they are not alone, whatever they feel.
Guardian
Metro
Utterly invaluable, gloriously gracious guide to life | This heartfelt handbook for young adults by an inspirational presenter and producer is the literary embodiment of a big sister's shoulder and a best friend's ear... Packed with an abundance of info, insight, empathy and encouragement - from the comforting we all mess up sometimes , to the truly uplifting now go reach for the moon! - OPEN is surely set to become THE must-have manual for young women navigating the often-tempestuous waters of their teenage years.
LoveReading4Kids
A guide to help young people navigate love, friendships, health and other aspects of growing up.
Observer
A chunky non-fiction splurge of glitter, anecdote and jubilation... a valuable resource, full of reassurance for teenagers that they are not alone, whatever they feel.
Guardian