You Can Do It: How To Find Your Voice & Make A Difference by Marcus Rashford
Synopsis
Never underestimate your actions - even the smallest changes can have the biggest impact. That's the power of kindness.
From Marcus Rashford MBE and Carl Anka, the bestselling authors of You Are a Champion, comes the eagerly-awaited inspiring and positive follow-up, You Can Do It: How to Find Your Voice and Make a Difference.
Marcus uses the power of his voice to shine a light on the injustices that he cares passionately about, and now he wants to help YOU find the power in yours! From surrounding yourself with the right team, to showing kindness to those around you, to celebrating and championing difference, You Can Do It shows you that your voice really does matter and that you can do anything you put your mind to. You don't have to be an International footballer to make a difference - even the smallest changes can have the biggest impact.
Packed with more inspiring stories from Marcus's own life, brilliant advice, and top-tips from social justice educator Shannon Weber, this book will show you how to use your voice and make a difference in this world. Shows kids how to:
- Be kind to yourself - you can't change the world unless you look after yourself first!
- Be kind to other people
- That there's no such thing as normal - and it's GOOD to be different
- Celebrate and champion difference
- Use your voice to make a change
- Bounce back
- Appreciate the squad
- Always be a team player
Reviews
'Marcus has spoken for, and inspired, millions of children. That is so so powerful.' Siya Kolisi, South African rugby captain
'A motivational self-help book for kids . . . Conversational enough for the reluctant reader, but packed full of top-flight sports psychology and no little depth.' Guardian
'It’s down to earth, practical, and written with his trademark warmth and empathy . . . Every young person should read this book.' Daily Express
About the Author
Marcus Rashford MBE is Manchester United's iconic number 10 and an England International footballer.
During the lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Marcus teamed up with the food distribution charity FareShare to cover the free school meal deficit for vulnerable children across the UK, raising in excess of 20 million pounds. Marcus successfully lobbied the British Government to u-turn policy around the free food voucher program – a campaign that has been deemed the quickest turnaround of Government policy in the history of British politics – so that 1.3 million vulnerable children continued to have access to food supplies whilst schools were closed during the pandemic.
In response to Marcus's End Child Food Poverty campaign, the British Government committed £400 million to support vulnerable children across the UK, supporting 1.7 million children for the next 12 months. In October 2020, he was appointed MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Marcus has committed himself to combating child poverty in the UK and his book You Are a Champion is an inspiring guide for children about reaching their full potential.