The Rocked the World Collection

Boys Who Rocked the World, Girls Who Rocked the World, and More Girls Who Rocked the World together in a boxed set for the first time!

Boys Who Rocked the World
Fully updated and expanded for a new generation of young readers, Boys Who Rocked the World offers a fun, thought-provoking collection of stories. Author Michelle Roehm McCann introduces forty-six movers and shakers who rocked the world before turning twenty. A variety of achievements, interests, and ethnic backgrounds are represented, from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Bruce Lee to Crazy Horse and Stephen King. Personal aspirations from today’s young men are interspersed throughout the book, as well as profiles of teenagers who are out there rocking the world right now—boys like John Collinson, the youngest person to climb the Seven Summits, and Alec Loorz, who founded the non-profit organization Kids vs. Global Warming.

Girls Who Rocked the World
Young women today crave strong, independent role models to look to for motivation. Now, fully updated after more than a decade, Girls Who Rocked the World offers a fun and inspiring collection of influential stories. Originally a two-book series hailed by Publishers Weekly as a pioneering force in the “girl power” movement, Girls Who Rocked the World authors, Michelle McCann and Amelie Welden, once again introduce forty-six movers and shakers who rocked the world before turning twenty. A variety of achievements, interests, and ethnic backgrounds are represented, from Harriet Tubman and Coco Chanel to S.E. Hinton and Maya Lin—each with her own incredible story of how she created life-changing opportunities for herself and the world. Personal aspirations from today’s young women are also interspersed throughout the book, as well as profiles of teenagers who are out there rocking the world right now—girls like Winter Vinecki, the creator of the non-profit organization Team Winter, and Jazmin Whitley, the youngest designer to show at L.A. Fashion Week.

More Girls Who Rocked the World
In the follow-up to the bestselling Girls Who Rocked the World, the girls are back to rock your world with forty-five more amazing stories of bravery, survival, and talent—all before turning twenty! From Cleopatra and Nellie Bly to Wangari Maathai and Bethany Mota, these gutsy girls will change the way you view the world and your place in it. With young women from a variety of backgrounds and ethnicities, More Girls Who Rocked the World will take you beyond borders and beliefs and show you what it takes to make a difference! Personal aspirations from today's young women are also interspersed throughout the book, as well as profiles of teenagers who are out there rocking the world right now. Age is just a number for these girls who rock!