The Art of Being Normal

By Author / Illustrator

Lisa Williamson

Genre

Adventure

Publisher

David Fickling Books

ISBN

9781910200322

Format

Hardback

Published

01-01-2015

Synopsis

Two boys. Two secrets. David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he's gay. The school bully thinks he's a freak. Only his two best friends know the real truth - David wants to be a girl. On the first day at his new school Leo Denton has one goal - to be invisible. Attracting the attention of the most beautiful girl in year 11 is definitely not part of that plan. 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 ...

Reviews

The Art of Being Normal is one of those books that has you hooked from the very beginning. David and Leo are two boys at the same school who stand out for different reasons but ultimately form a tentative friendship. Lisa Williamson has managed to introduce an extremely sensitive, largely unknown subject to teenagers in a well written story that covers many issues and emotions. I normally loathe books that end as if a sequel was planned all along. This book does not do that but I almost wished it would as I would love to know how some of the other characters feel (Wonder by R.J.Palagio is a great example of this) and also how the story progresses. All I can say is, read this book as to say any more about it might give something away. I loved it and would highly recommend it for mature 12+ readers.