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BOYS WILL BE HUMAN

Justin Baldoni

A Get Real Gut Check Guide to Becoming the Strongest, Kindest, Bravest Person You Can Be

From Jane the Virgin star and filmmaker/podcaster Justin Baldoni comes an upper middle grade reimagining of his adult nonfiction book Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity. This real-talk, empathy-building guidebook for young readers is filled with true stories from Justin's life and interactive text that encourages critical thinking, tackles tough topics, and more. Think "Confidence Code for boys."
It all started with a TedTalk. Actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur Justin Baldoni dared to be vulnerable and share his truth (with over 7 million viewers!) about what it's like to be a deeply-feeling man in a world that tells men that showing - or even acknowledging - their emotions makes them weak and unmasculine. Through his debut book Man Enough and his national podcast, Justin is building a dialogue with men about masculinity and how to undefine it so that they can embrace their full humanity and find the peace, joy, and happiness that comes from rewriting what "being manly" means.

In Boys Will Be Human: A Get-Real Gut-Check Guide to Becoming the Strongest, Kindest, Bravest Person You Can Be, Justin brings his inspiring and thought-provoking honesty to boys ages 10 and up. His big brother energy really comes through in the stories of his youth, and the advice he gives boys facing the most confusing and impressionable years of their lives is all connected to his uplifting message of "enough-ness." Boys Will Be Human will also include 2-color illustrations and interactive material, like thought exercises, as well as sidebars containing quotes from notable men and relevant scientific research.

Justin Baldoni is an actor, director, producer, entrepreneur, and changemaker. He is the cofounder of Wayfarer Studios, an independent studio pioneering multi- platform film and television productions that speak to the human spirit. Baldoni directed and produced Wayfarer Studios' first feature film, Clouds, which premiered on Disney+ in October 2020. Other directorial projects include CBS Film's Five Feet Apart and CW's My Last Days.
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Published 2022-10-18 by HarperCollins

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BOYS WILL BE HUMAN published in the US on Tuesday, and debuted at #3 on the NYT Bestsellers list!

Georgian: Palitra L ; Korean: Changbi Publishers ; Polish: MT Biznes

Author's TED talk: Why I'm done trying to be "man enough" (Nov. 2017) Read more...