by Phil Earle · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141331355
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«Being Billy» is the young adult novel by Phil Earle, published by Penguin in paperback (272 pages, in English).
Billy Finn has been in foster care for eight years and has learned to survive on his own. His anger at the system, social workers, and the mother who abandoned him drives him into constant trouble. Only his younger siblings manage to keep him afloat, though even they can't stop Billy from being, simply, Billy.
First published in 2011, it was shortlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal and the 2011 North East Teenage Book Award.
For young readers aged 13 and up looking for realistic fiction about family, foster care, and resilience.
Phil Earle is a British children's author.
