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.
As far as Billy's concerned, he's on his own. 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?
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
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.
As far as Billy's concerned, he's on his own. 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?
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Praise for this book
"Being Billy was a total page-turner - authentic and gritty. Billy's voice doesn't falter... spiky, brave and compassionate." - Jenny Downham
"A wonderful book." - Morris Gleitzman
"Moving and powerful, I loved it." - Sophie McKenzie
"Life-affirming, redemptive, and really just rather good." - Marcus Sedgwick
"Phil Earle writes starkly but sensitively in this brilliant page-turning novel. It moved me to tears." - Jacqueline Wilson
"A wonderful book." - Morris Gleitzman
"Moving and powerful, I loved it." - Sophie McKenzie
"Life-affirming, redemptive, and really just rather good." - Marcus Sedgwick
"Phil Earle writes starkly but sensitively in this brilliant page-turning novel. It moved me to tears." - Jacqueline Wilson
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