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Being Billy
Phil Earle
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Description for Being Billy
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
"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. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141331355
SKU
V9780141331355
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About Phil Earle
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 and Saving Daisy. He then trained as a drama therapist working in south London with traumatized and abused adolescents. After a couple of years in the care sector, Phil chose ... Read more
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