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The Amazing Generation
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  • Published: 6 January 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241806586
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $30.00

The Amazing Generation

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A children's version of the global bestseller The Anxious Generation

Packed with facts, stories, and secrets that tech leaders don’t want you to know, this book invites kids to step back from their screens and discover how capable, confident and adventurous they can be in the real world.

The Anxious Generation started a world-changing conversation about the effects of smartphones and social media on young people.

Now bestselling authors Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price have teamed up to talk directly to kids, showing them it’s possible to live a fulfilling smartphone-free life.

Featuring a practical Tech Rebel Reset strategy, the book will show children how to:

  • Break free from their phones
  • Create more freedom in their day
  • Re-discover the joy of screen-free adventures.

It can help them be amazing.
  • Published: 6 January 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241806586
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $30.00
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About the authors

Jonathan Haidt

Jonathan Haidt is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University's Stern School of Business. He received his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 and then did post-doctoral research at the University of Chicago and in Orissa, India. He taught at the University of Virginia for 16 years before moving to NYU-Stern in 2011. He was named one of the 'top global thinkers' by Foreign Policy magazine, and one of the 'top world thinkers' by Prospect magazine. His research focuses on morality - its emotional foundations, cultural variations and developmental course.
JH

Catherine Price

Dubbed 'The Marie Kondo of Brains' by The New York Times, Catherine Price is an award-winning science journalist and speaker and the author of How to Break Up with Your Phone. She is also the creator of ScreenLifeBalance.com, a resource hub dedicated to helping people scroll less and live more. Her work has appeared in publications including The Best American Science Writing, The New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine, Popular Science, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post Magazine, Slate, Time, and Men's Journal, among others.
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