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Art of Being Normal


No. of pages 369

Published: 2016

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Great for age 12-18 years

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Two boys. Two secrets. David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he's gay. The school bully thinks he's a freak. Only his two best friends know the real truth - David wants to be a girl. On the first day at his new school Leo Denton has one goal - to be invisible. Attracting the attention of the most beautiful girl in year 11 is definitely not part of that plan. When Leo stands up for David in a fight, an unlikely friendship forms. But things are about to get messy. Because at Eden Park School secrets have a funny habit of not staying secret for long ...

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Branford Boase Award. The Branford Boase Award is awarded annually for an outstanding first novel to a first-time writer of a book for young people. At the same time, it marks the important contribution of the editor in identifying and nurturing new talent. It was recognised in the Fiction - Older Readers category by the Waterstones Children's Book Award. It also was recognised by the Bookseller YA Book Award.

There are 369 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by David Fickling Books .

Lisa Williamson is the author of The Art of Being Normal and All About Mia .

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Bookseller Ya Book Award
This book was recognised by the Bookseller YA Book Award.

Branford Boase Award
This book was recognised by the Branford Boase Award. The Branford Boase Award is awarded annually for an outstanding first novel to a first-time writer of a book for young people. At the same time, it marks the important contribution of the editor in identifying and nurturing new talent.

Waterstones Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Older Readers category by the Waterstones Children's Book Award.

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