The Art of Being Normal
Format:Paperback
Publisher:David Fickling Books
Published:2nd Jan '20
Should be back in stock very soon
The bestselling debut novel and winner of the Waterstones Best Older Fiction Children's Book Prize, by outstanding YA author Lisa Williamson.
Two outsiders. Two secrets. David longs to be a girl. Leo wants to be invisible. 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 . . .
Heart-warming and ground-breaking * Independent *
Impressive and affecting * Guardian *
Passionate and gripping * Telegraph *
Life-affirming * Marie Claire *
A compelling story with a ton of heart * BuzzFeed *
A life-changing and life-saving book * Philip Pullman *
A sensational, heart-warming and life-affirming debut * Juno Dawson *
- Winner of Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2016 (UK)
- Winner of North Herts Book Prize 2016
- Winner of Leeds Book Awards 2016
- Winner of Hounslow Teen Read Award 2016 (UK)
- Winner of Oxfordshire Book Awards 2016
ISBN: 9781788451338
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 28mm
Weight: 330g
384 pages