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Being Brave Too
by Hester Leung and Sema Musson
Published by Publisher Central
ISBN 9781922391483
Following on from Being Brave, the two friends, Ellie and Alyssa are now in high school which opens up a whole load of new experiences. Sadly, Ellie us being bullied on social media and yet she is popular. While Alyssa as she's growing up finds a connection to her family through their history and especially when she finds letters from her grandmother,
As so often happens the close friends are growing and start going their way. But as they soon discover, all is not lost when bushfires threaten Blue Lake and through a series of events they are somehow lreunited and off on a second adventure to save wildlife.
In a rather sticky situation involving two trains, Ellie learns that decisions aren't hard to make, you just have to make them.
The girls soon learn how to overcome difficulties and how important is to have a good friend. Being Brave Too shows the importance of learning to be resilient, learning to face your fears and being positive.
About the authors:
Sema and Hester live with their families in neighbouring suburbs of Sydney. With their life and work experiences, Sema and Hester know that developing a personal tool kit helps to provide support in whatever girls choose to do in their lives. When Sema is not writing, she leads a team of professionals improving governance and conduct in a leading financial services organisation. She is the deputy chair and director of one of Australia’s largest not-for-profit providers of childcare and early education services.
Sema is also an executive coach on ethics. As for Hester, previously a corporate and financial services lawyer, she is now working on developing disability and social housing. Hester is also on the governing body of a women and children’s shelter located in south-east Sydney. Sema and Hester understand the essence of motherhood and parenting and being a crucial example to their children,
families and communities. Through their life experiences and their friendship, they are now inspiring girls to stand up for what they think is right and to be confident and courageous through their books.
