Wild Child and Other Stories

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Ten teenagers, ten stories, which one is you?Any self-respecting teenager has to have at least five angst-ridden issues in life. Okay, some really cool ones may have three. Take parents, teachers, schools, exams, weight, friends, enemies; then there’s the mess that groan-ups have made of the world. Like all the wars they fight. And they’ve used up the water, the air, the forests as though there were no generation after them.

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Paro Anand can’t stop writing books for children, young adults and adults although many people tell her she should slow down. She also works with children in schools and NGOs, through her programme Literature in Action. She is a world record holder for helping children make the World’s Longest Newspaper. She performs her stories for all who will listen—in India and many parts of the world. She has been awarded for her contribution to children’s literature by The Russian Centre for Science and Culture. On Republic Day 2007 Dr Kalam, the President of India, honoured her for her writing. Her book, No Guns at My Son’s Funeral was on the IBBY Honour List and is also translated into German and Spanish. If you want to contact her to compliment or complain, or read more about her, visit her website: www.paroanand.com recently, she gave a TEDx Talk on storytelling.