Ultimately the one thing he wants everyone reading to understand is that you are already a champion – every single day when you go out and give the best you can give, you are championing yourself, and hopefully, championing those around you that you care about. You can be a champion of a person or a place, a champion of cause and loads more. Featuring stories from Marcus’ own life, life lessons he picked up from his family, friends and those at Manchester United, as well as tips from performance psychologist Katie Wariner, the idea of You Are A Champion is to help young people turn their dreams into a reality.įor Marcus, being a champion is more than just winning a competition and earning yourself a trophy or a medal. You Are A Champion exists because Rashford wanted to create a book to help all of the dreamers out there. We must allow and encourage them to dream, because sometimes dreams are all they have.” - Marcus Rashford. Premier League footballer Marcus Rashford isn't just a fantastic athlete - he made headlines last year when his campaign for children to receive free school meals over lockdown led to the UK government overturning their policy.Ĭarl Anka, co-writer of Rashford's first book You Are A Champion, explains why they both felt it was so important to write a book which tells children that with self-belief and hard work, anything is possible.Ĭarl Anka, left, and Marcus Rashford “These children are our future. That has to change.You are a Champion: How Marcus Rashford and Carl Anka are helping children to dream big We know there are over 380,000 children across the UK today that have never owned a book, children that are in vulnerable environments. ‘There were times where the escapism of reading could have really helped me. Last October, 50,000 copies of Silas and the Marvellous Misfits by Tom Percival were gifted in partnership with Magic Breakfast, and sponsored by BT. In 2021, The Marcus Rashford Book Club, in partnership with children's food charity, Magic Breakfast, gifted 50,000 copies of A Dinosaur Ate My Sister, written by Pooja Puri and illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan, to children via their partner schools. A survey by the National Literacy Trust in 2019 showed that 383,775 children do not own a single book. With MCB, Marcus chooses and recommends books he thinks children will enjoy, with the aim of encouraging and nurturing an early love of reading.Īt the heart of the book club is the ambition to get books into the hands of the children who need them most, particularly those from underprivileged backgrounds and in vulnerable environments. In June 2021, Marcus launched The Marcus Rashford Book Club in collaboration with Macmillan Children's Books. Find out more about the Marcus Rashford Book Club
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