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6th January 2011ISBN
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Being Billy
Phil Earle
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Selected by Julia Eccleshare
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2012.
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!”
The Branford Boase Award shortlist 2012:
Long Lankin - Lindsey Barraclough
Being Billy - Phil Earle
Small Change for Stuart - Lissa Evans
Everybody Jam - Ali Lewis
Sky Hawk - Gill Lewis
A Beautiful Lie - Irfan Master
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece - Annabel Pitcher
Who is Julia Eccleshare ?
Synopsis
Being Billy by Phil EarleShortlisted 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.
Reviews
Praise for Being Billy from some favourite authors:
'a wonderful book' - Morris Glietzman
'Phil Earle writes starkly but sensitively in this brilliant page-turning novel. It moved me to tears.' - Jacqueline Wilson
'Moving and powerful. I loved it' - Sophie Mckenzie
'a total page-turner...spiky, brave and compassionate' - Jenny Downham
About The Author
Phil Earle was born, raised and schooled in Hull. His first job was as a care worker in a children's home, an experience that influenced the ideas behind Being Billy. He then trained as a drama therapist and worked in a therapeutic community in south London, caring for traumatized and abused adolescents. After a couple of years in the care sector, Phil chose the more sedate lifestyle of a bookseller, and now works in children's publishing. Phil lives in south-east London with his wife and children, but Hull will always be home.
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