You Are Awesome
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| author = Matthew Syed
| pub_date = April 2018
| name = You Are Awesome: Find Your Confidence and Dare to be Brilliant at (Almost) Anything
| image = You Are Awesome.jpg
}}
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You Are Awesome: Find Your Confidence and Dare to be Brilliant at (Almost) Anything, is a young adult non-fiction book written by the British author Matthew Syed{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/matthew-syed-you-are-awesome-book-school-children-exam-stress-failure-youth-education-a8310341.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/matthew-syed-you-are-awesome-book-school-children-exam-stress-failure-youth-education-a8310341.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=This is why overcoming the fear of failure is so important|date=2018-04-19|website=The Independent|access-date=2019-08-30}}{{cbignore}} and first published by Wren & Rook, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group, in April 2018. The book deals with themes such as growth mindset, resilience and building confidence. It was awarded the title Children's Illustrated Non-Fiction Book of the Year{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/british-book-awards/winners/2019|title=2019 Winners {{!}} The Bookseller|website=www.thebookseller.com|access-date=2019-08-30|archive-date=5 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805152516/https://www.thebookseller.com/british-book-awards/winners/2019|url-status=live}} by the British Book Awards in 2019 and was listed on The Sunday Times Bestseller list in July 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/books-the-sunday-times-bestsellers-chart-july-22-cqg0sd6m9|title=Books: The Sunday Times Bestsellers chart, July 22|last=Times|first=The Sunday|newspaper=The Times |date=2018-07-22|access-date=2019-08-30|issn=0140-0460}} The title was closely followed by the publication of The You Are Awesome Journal in September 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/books/non-fiction-books/best-nonfiction-books-christmas-a8669016.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/books/non-fiction-books/best-nonfiction-books-christmas-a8669016.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=16 best non-fiction books of 2018|date=2018-12-11|website=The Independent|access-date=2019-08-30}}{{cbignore}}
You Are Awesome has been translated into a number of languages including Catalan, Spanish, Italian, German and Polish. It was released in The United States and Canada by the publisher Sourcebooks in July 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sourcebooks.com/3/post/2019/05/you-are-awesome-by-matthew-syed-won-the-british-book-award-for-childrens-illustrated-and-nonfiction.html|title=You Are Awesome by Matthew Syed won the British Book Award for Children's Illustrated and Nonfiction|website=Sourcebooks|access-date=2019-08-30}}
In August 2019, a further follow up title to the series, Dare to Be You, was announced for 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/matthew-syed-follow-goes-wren-rook-1070651|title=Matthew Syed follow-up goes to Wren & Rook {{!}} The Bookseller|website=www.thebookseller.com|access-date=2019-08-30|archive-date=30 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830190718/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/matthew-syed-follow-goes-wren-rook-1070651|url-status=live}}