Discover your Power with Nikita Gill
These Are the Words is the essential and empowering YA collection from international poetry sensation Nikita Gill. In this event for secondary school pupils, she shares all the hard-won wisdom, advice, and validation you need to heal from your first breakup; get through conversations with racist relatives; celebrate true friendship; express your anger and joy; understand the pressures of society; and help you break a few rules to be your true self.
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