Matthew Syed 3 Book Set The You Are Awesome Journal, The Dare to Be You Journal & What Do YOU Think?

Matthew Syed’s 3 Book Set brings together three activity-led titles for young readers: The You Are Awesome Journal, The Dare to Be You Journal and What Do YOU Think?. Across the collection, the emphasis is on mindset, self-understanding and developing clear thinking, with structured prompts designed to help children express their views with confidence.

Inside, readers will find practical exercises ranging from goal-setting and planning practice to breathing techniques intended to support calm. The set also considers how opinions can be shaped by outside influences, including peer pressure and fake news, encouraging children to form, question and change their minds. Alongside this, it promotes discussing different viewpoints with empathy and learning how to agree to disagree.

Included titles

• The You Are Awesome Journal
• The Dare to Be You Journal
• What Do YOU Think?

Key details

• Three-book set by Matthew Syed
• Includes two activity-based journals and one discussion-focused title for young readers
• Features goal-setting and practice-planning prompts
• Includes breathing exercises
• Explores influences on ideas, including peer pressure and fake news
• Encourages empathetic debate and learning to agree to disagree

Synopses

The You Are Awesome Journal

Built around the idea that the right mindset can help you achieve a great deal, this journal provides activities for setting goals and planning practice. It also includes breathing exercises and a paper aeroplane activity used to explore marginal gains.

The Dare to Be You Journal

This journal asks readers to reflect on what matters to them and to see differences as strengths. Activities include speaking up for yourself, alongside breathing exercises intended to help keep anxiety at bay.

What Do YOU Think?

Created to help young readers look closely at what shapes their ideas, this book considers influences such as peer pressure and fake news. It explores forming, questioning and changing opinions, and approaches debate through empathy, showing how disagreement can lead to new ideas and stronger friendships.

With a practical, positive approach, it aims to build confidence in children’s own thoughts so they can listen, be listened to, and agree to disagree while still being friends.