Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverted Kids Paperback – Illustrated, May 2, 2017
by Susan Cain (Author), Gregory Mone (Author), Erica Moroz (Author), & 1 more
4.6 out of 5 stars 538 ratings
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The monumental bestseller Quiet has been recast in a new edition that empowers introverted kids and teens
Susan Cain sparked a worldwide conversation when she published Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. With her inspiring book, she permanently changed the way we see introverts and the way introverts see themselves.
The original book focused on the workplace, and Susan realized that a version for and about kids was also badly needed. This book is all about kids' world—school, extracurriculars, family life, and friendship. You’ll read about actual kids who have tackled the challenges of not being extroverted and who have made a mark in their own quiet way. You’ll hear Susan Cain’s own story, and you’ll be able to make use of the tips at the end of each chapter. There’s even a guide at the end of the book for parents and teachers.
This insightful, accessible, and empowering book, illustrated with amusing comic-style art, will be eye-opening to extroverts and introverts alike.
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Praise for Quiet Power:
"Humorous drawings throughout the text add a whimsical and light touch perfect for the intended audience. . . . Many will find value in this title that emphasizes that being an introvert is not a blemish on one's personality but a benefit. An excellent addition."—School Library Journal
"For kids who want to roar—on the inside."—Booklist
Praise for the original edition of Quiet:
"An earnest and enlightening 300-page inquiry into introversion and its uses. A rich, intelligent book." -The Wall Street Journal
“An intriguing and potentially life-altering examination of the human psyche that is sure to benefit both introverts and extroverts alike.”- Kirkus, starred review
“Once in a blue moon, a book comes along that gives us startling new insights. QUIET is that book: it will change the way you see yourself, other people, and the world.”—Adam Grant, author of Give and Take
New York Times Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Bestseller
Kirkus Reviews' Best Nonfiction of the Year
Goodreads Best Nonfiction Book of the Year
People Magazine Top Ten Books of the Year
Fast Company Magazine #1 Best Business Book of the Year
Christian Science Monitor Best Books of the Year
About the Author
Susan Cain is a graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School. She worked as a corporate lawyer and then a negotiations consultant before deciding to write Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. That book became a phenomenon, translated into more than 35 languages and on the New York Times bestseller list for several years. She lives on the banks of the Hudson River with her husband and two sons.
Read more about her, and join the Quiet Revolution community, at Quietrev.com.
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Publisher : Puffin Books; Illustrated edition (May 2, 2017)
Language : English
Paperback : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 0147509920
ISBN-13 : 978-0147509925
Reading age : 10 - 15 years
Lexile measure : 1020L
Grade level : 5 - 6
Item Weight : 7.2 ounces
Dimensions : 5.06 x 0.74 x 7.69 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #17,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#24 in Conversation Etiquette Guides
#274 in Children's Self-Esteem Books
#404 in Children's Emotions Books
Customer Reviews: 4.6 out of 5 stars 538 ratings
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Susan Cain
SUSAN CAIN is the author of the bestsellers Quiet Journal, Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts, and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking, which has been translated into 40 languages, is in its seventh year on the New York Times best seller list, and was named the #1 best book of the year by Fast Company magazine, which also named Cain one of its Most Creative People in Business.
LinkedIn named her the 6th Top Influencer in the world. Susan has partnered with Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant and Dan Pink to launch the Next Big Idea Book Club and they donate all their proceeds to children’s literacy programs.
Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. Her record-smashing TED talk has been viewed over 30 million times on TED.com and YouTube combined, and was named by Bill Gates one of his all-time favorite talks.
Cain has also spoken at Microsoft, Google, the U.S. Treasury, the S.E.C., Harvard, Yale, West Point and the US Naval Academy. She received Harvard Law School’s Celebration Award for Thought Leadership, the Toastmasters International Golden Gavel Award for Communication and Leadership, and was named one of the world’s top 50 Leadership and Management Experts by Inc. Magazine. She is an honors graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School. She lives in the Hudson River Valley with her husband and two sons.
Visit Cain and Quiet at www.quietrev.com.
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Gregory Mone
Gregory Mone is the author of fourteen works of fiction and nonfiction for both children and adults, including Atlantis: The Accidental Invasion, Fish, and the Jack and the Geniuses series with Bill Nye. He is a contributing editor at Popular Science and an award-winning science writer. A graduate of Harvard College, he lives with his family on Martha’s Vineyard.
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Sarah Pemberton
5.0 out of 5 stars Purchased for my 4th Graders
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2017
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I purchased this for my classroom with one particular student in mind. Once it arrived, I placed it with a post-it note on his desk to share that I thought he would like it. He gobbled it up in a matter of a day or two, then came up to me with the book in hand and told me it was an amazing book. He even went on to tell me all he learned from it. It made my day as a teacher! I know this will help other students in the future.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quiet is strong, too.
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2016
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Man oh man, I wish I had a book like this when I was younger. I grew up in a family that did not accept quiet people. I was always the odd one out, as I preferred a calm and soothing environment to read or think by myself. I hated that the TV was on all the time, that people seemed to be shouting and arguing instead of talking and listening, and, especially, that I was constantly criticized for being too sensitive, too shy, and too reclusive.
I, of course, enjoyed reading Susan Cain's first book, Quiet, but I love that she decided to write another book aimed at a younger audience. I know my childhood experience of being shamed for being "too quiet" isn't unique. And the judgments you absorb as a child stay with you--sometimes for a lifetime, unfortunately. As a kid, I think I would have given anything to hear someone say that it was okay to, well, be me. And that is what this book gives: acceptance. There is no extrovert-bashing in here (quite the opposite, actually), but the book IS a gentle celebration of all people who prefer to approach life in a slightly more calm and deliberate way.
Quiet Power is divided into four sections: School, Socializing, Hobbies, and Home. Each section has several chapters, all pertaining to the main subject of the section. Cain gives a lot of good, practical advice, but she's never pushy or judgmental. Some of my favorite takeaways from this book:
(*) Introverts are good listeners, and they are very focused. This tends to make them good leaders.
(*) Find tactics that help you reduce social anxiety: speak up first; speak up last; or sit up front so you don't have to see others watching you.
(*) Pursue causes you are passionate about, since passion tends to override fear.
(*) It's okay to build your alliances slowly and steadily.
(*) You don't grow out of being shy, you grow into it.
(*) Stretch yourself beyond your comfort zone, but only so far; on a scale of 1 - 10, your anxiety level should be around 5 - 6.
(*) If your kid loves school, but tends to come home and immediately have a meltdown, it might be because she is exhausted by being "on" for the past several hours. Make sure your kid has time to unwind and recharge after big activities. (Um, this was life-changing for our household.)
One of the best things about this book is that all this advice isn't delivered via a lecture; it's demonstrated through personal stories. Most of the stories come from introverted kids (in middle school through college), but there are some stories from famous adults, as well (e.g., Gandhi, Beyonce, Steve Wozniak, Bill Gates, Eleanor Roosevelt, etc.). All of these people experience different levels of introversion. Some are straight up loners; others become class president. There is a lot of variety, which means just about any introvert is going to be able to read this book and find something useful.
Ultimately, Quiet Power is a practical and uplifting resource for introverted kids--and I think it's a helpful book for adults, too, whether you are introverted or not. It can be so hurtful to not be accepted as a kid, and I think it is worthwhile for adults to understand that quiet kids aren't weird or broken. They have their own unique way of experiencing the world and expressing themselves, but they add so much to the conversation. We just need to close our mouths, open our ears, and listen.
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alehman
5.0 out of 5 stars Shouting from the rooftops
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2016
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If I could stand on the rooftops and shout like an extrovert to the parent of every introverted preteen and teen, I would say read this book, then give it to your kid! It's that significant. This book is the sequel I've been looking for to parenting an introverted child. (If your child is between 3-10, start with "The Hidden Advantages of the Introverted Child.") Quiet Power offers practical and innovative ideas to teens in their language about understanding themselves and how to find solutions to difficult or tiring social interactions without standing out like a sore thumb or alienating friends. It helps them figure out how to conserve energy for long school days and absorb teachers' instructions. Overall, it empowers them to take these tough adolescent years and thrive, celebrating who they are as individuals and some of the finest people on the planet.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Introverts deserve the right to be who they are; this book gives them the validation and the insight to do so
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2017
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If you know an introverted kid/teen, give them this book! Many introverts feel lost or left out of daily life that is run (loudly) by extroverts. At a time of their lives when they're already struggling with identity and self-esteem, it's even tougher when you feel that you don't fit in anywhere.
Extroverts have overrun our culture and are celebrated in everything. Many of the quiet pursuits are presented as 'odd' or 'unworthy' or 'not fun'. This book gives introverted kids validation, hope and strategies to survive the very overwhelmingly noisy world. Because introverts process EVERYTHING and the constant empty chatter of daily life is exhausting to them. They are deep thinkers who cannot survive the surface noise of daily life - they need quiet and calm to re-energise and process their thoughts.
They don't need to go to a party with rooms of loud, excited people; their party is constantly in their heads. They need to be able to live their lives their way, free of the extroverts constantly trying to drag them along on noisy extroverted lives.
Give them this book; let them make their own worlds.
Note: this is the kids/teens version of the author's adult non-fiction book called "Quiet".
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Alene N. Morrison
5.0 out of 5 stars One fantastic book. If you've got a kid that's introverted
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2018
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One fantastic book. If you've got a kid that's introverted, please get this book and read it, especially if you're an extrovert. My husband is an extrovert and worried endlessly about our son, who is an introvert. I'm an introvert but have learned how to cope and step outside that zone at times, so I assured my husband our kid was fine. Then, I read this book and have shared it with many teacher friends. It shaped my practice as a teacher, and I now find myself allowing students to work independently before moving into a group. I've also used some of the information in the book, like employers prefer introverts for upper management because they listen and cogitate more, rarely raising their voice. Tell that to the kid who's an attention seeker, and the volume drops dramatically. Brilliant book about quiet but brilliant people.
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Everleigh
5.0 out of 5 stars Approved for introverts of all ages
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2017
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My daughter is nine years old and I bought it for her. Well, she never reads anything I present to her, so I left it around the house. For the past month I've consistently found it in her school backpack, and recently she admitted she has read it several times now. Guess I should read it myself now!
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M. Helbert
2.0 out of 5 stars OK for young people in the US - not ok for anyone else
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2017
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This is quite a good survey of how to live with introversion. But there are 2 things you need to know about this book before buying it: It's very specifically written for children and young people and it's written from a US point of view, so a lot of the language and content are not relevant to anyone living anywhere else!
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Nicholas Milligan
4.0 out of 5 stars ... for my 15 year old daughter so thought I'd better read it first
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2017
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I bought this book for my 15 year old daughter so thought I'd better read it first, it was excellent, very supportive and with a good mix of case studies, examples and advice, my only criticism is that it was a bit long winded, could have been 2/3 the thickness and still got the message across.
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zoe
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and insightful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2018
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Brilliant book for introverts, young and older! My son's 12 and an introvert like me, he's read it twice now and has found it really helpful in helping him understand himself better. I've read it and so has my 21yr old son, it's been helpful to us now, but we both wished it had been around when we were younger. Highly recommend, even to extroverts who have an introverted child or even a friend, it'll help you understand their world and needs so much better!
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