Stand Up, 9781444969894
Paperback
Dream big, find your voice, and stand up for yourself.

Stand Up

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    8 May 2023

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Summary

Finding Your Voice: A Comedy About Dreams

Madhu is 17 and feels the pressure from all sides: her dad wants her to go to university, she misses her sister but can’t contact her, and she’s working constantly at a pizza place to support her family. What she really wants is to be a famous stand-up comedian.

Just when she’s about to give up, a YouTube video of her goes viral, launching her into the spotlight. An established comedian notices her and offers her an incredible opport…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781444969894
ISBN-10:1444969897
Author:Nikesh Shukla
Publisher:Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:Hodder Children's Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:8 May 2023
Weight:200g
Dimensions:194mm x 128mm x 22mm
About The Author

Nikesh Shukla

Nikesh Shukla is the editor of British Book Award-shortlisted anthology The Good Immigrant, a collection of essays by British writers of colour about race and immigration in the UK. His debut novel, Coconut Unlimited, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and his debut YA novel, Run, Riot, was shortlisted for the Specsavers National Book Award. Nikesh has written for The Guardian, Observer, Independent, Esquire, Buzzfeed, Vice and BBC2 and BBC Radio 4. Nikesh was one of Foreign Policy magazine’s 100 Global Thinkers and The Bookseller’s 100 most influential people in publishing in 2016 and in 2017. He is the co-founder of the literary journal, The Good Journal and The Good Literary Agency.

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