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Go Back to Go Forth : Wisdom from Your Seven-Year-Old Self
Annie Barrows
From the bestselling author Annie Barrows comes a wise and encouraging reminder to rediscover the way you moved through the world at seven years old: curious, imaginative, and fully alive to possibility. The perfect gift for graduation and milestone moments at any age. Adapted from Annie Barrows’s heartfelt commencement address to the English graduates of the University of California, Berkeley, this slim but resonant volume invites readers to move forward by reconnecting with their imaginative and wide-open seven-year-old selves.
With warmth, humor, and hard-earned wisdom, Annie urges graduates to draw on the power of that inner self to resist the forces that flatten curiosity and stifle joy. She does so by defending the study of literature—the way reading invites us to imagine other worlds, experience other perspectives, and reconnect with the curiosity and creativity that came naturally when we were children. By championing the transformative power of reading, she offers an inspiring reminder to stay openhearted, observant, empathetic, and fully engaged with the world around us.
Short enough to read in one sitting yet meaningful enough to revisit for years, Go Back to Go Forth is an ideal gift for graduates, readers, writers, educators, and anyone stepping into a new phase of life.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| To be released | March 18, 2027 |
| ISBN13 | 9781797245942 |
| Publishers | Chronicle Books |
| Pages | 56 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 149 g (Weight (estimated)) |
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