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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Hachette Children's Group

ISBN: 9781526365033

RRP: £9.99

PAGES: 256

PUBLICATION DATE:
August 3, 2023

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Lads: A Guide to Respect and Consent – Step Up, Speak Out and Create Positive Change

Be the guy to step up, speak out and create positive change.

Have you ever been in a situation where there’s a loud guy making dodgy comments, cracking jokes that only he thinks are funny or leering at the girls in the room? You can feel the tension, right? That guy is the worst, but no one is saying anything, because the whole situation is intimidating and awkward.

This is a book will show you how to get comfortable calling out bad behaviour. It will help you understand the serious issues facing girls today. And it will make you feel confident navigating relationships, making sure everyone feels safe, heard and respected, while being the best version of yourself.

From how not to approach girls and what staying in the friend zone really means, to the perils of porn, ‘locker-room’ talk and consent, this is a vital handbook for teens and young men who are fed up of that guy, and who want to create positive change.

Recommended for ages 13 and over.

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Alan Bissett

Alan Bissett is a novelist, playwright and performer from Falkirk, in Scotland. Formerly a secondary school teacher, bookshop assistant and university lecturer, Alan has been working as a full-time writer since 2007.His first novel, Boyracers (2001) followed the formative years of four Falkirk teenagers and his second novel, The Incredible Adam Spark (2005), told the story of Scotland’s first superhero. His most recent books, Death of a Ladies’ Man (2009) and Pack Men (2011) were both shortlisted for the Scottish Arts Council Fiction of the Year awards.He was Glenfiddich ‘Spirit of Scotland’ Writer of the Year in 2012, and in 2016 was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Stirling University for his Outstanding Contribution to Scottish Culture.Since 2011, Alan’s focus has been on playwriting, and he has twice been shortlisted for Best New Play at the Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland. In 2022, he was one of the writers of the Police Scotland video ‘Don’t Be That Guy’, which focused on toxic male behaviours towards women and which went viral, garnering much praise and winning a PRCA Dare Award (for UK-wide PR campaigns) in the ‘Public Sector’ category.