Based on the screenplay of the renowned film and musical - a story of a young boy trying to dance his way into the future ... 'A writer of the highest quality with exceptional powers of insight.' SUNDAY TIMES ' ... the novel stands alone as a compelling and moving story, but also complementd the film and will enhance it for those who have already seen it.' OBSERVER Billy Elliot is growing up in a struggling coal-mining town in Yorkshire. His father wants him to learn to box, like he did, but Billy has other ideas. Encouraged in secret by a local teacher, hes determined to dance his way to a different future ... A wonderful new edition of Melvin Burgess's acclaimed novel, reissued to celebrate Chicken House's 20th anniversary. Based on the motion picture screenplay of thr worldwide successful film and stage musical, written by Lee Hall.

 

 

There are 192 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2020 by Chicken House Ltd .

Melvin Burgess was born in London and brought up in Surrey and Sussex. He has had a variety of jobs before becoming a full-time writer. Before his first novel, he had short stories published and a play broadcast on Radio 4. Three of his novels have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.