Shortlisted for the 2012 Branford Boase Award for outstanding Debut novel.
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection.
Billy's been in a care home almost all his life and as far as he's concerned, he's on his own. He's angry with the system, the social workers and the mother who gave him away. His little brother and sister keep him going, though they can't keep him out of trouble. But he isn't being difficult on purpose. Billy's just being Billy. He can't be anything else. Can he?
The Branford Boase judges said: “Extremely emotionally intelligent; the voice never falters. Excellent descriptions of how the character feels. It made me cry!”
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Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2012.
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection.
"Faces flashed before my eyes. And for every face there was a time that they had let me down. Each punch that landed was revenge, my chance to tell them I hadn't forgotten what they did." Eight years in a care home makes Billy Finn a professional lifer. And Billy's angry - with the system, the social workers, and the mother that gave him away.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Being Billy and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-14 years old
Being Billy features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 13+ readers
Being Billy is available in Paperback
Being Billy was written by Phil Earle and published by Puffin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Being Billy has 263 pages
£8.09
