Unlikely friendships and empowering action
A debut own-voices coming-of-age YA novel by young Irish screenwriter and author, Alan Carrigan, who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy. This authentic, witty and nuanced story has a powerful, universal message, about unlikely friendships and the realities of living with disability. Simultaneously hard-hitting and heartwarming, with shades of Out of My Mind and Elle McNicoll.
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Unlikely friendships and empowering action
A debut own-voices coming-of-age YA novel by young Irish screenwriter and author, Alan Carrigan, who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy. This authentic, witty and nuanced story has a powerful, universal message, about unlikely friendships and the realities of living with disability. Simultaneously hard-hitting and heartwarming, with shades of Out of My Mind and Elle McNicoll.
- Book Synopsis
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Seventeen-year-old Sam, who has cerebral palsy, just wants to control his own life. When he is excluded from a trip in the best school year, and has to spend the day with his bully, it’s the tipping point. In his campaign for an accessible bus, Sam gets more than he bargained for. But if you’re always thinking that the next thing will make you happy, what happens to right now?
Ideal for readers who:
- Enjoy contemporary Teen & Young Adult fiction that's grounded in real-life issues and challenges
- Appreciate relatable Irish settings and stories
- Like authors Elle McNicoll, Jenny Ireland, Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Mind, or Lucas Maxwell's A Million Tiny Missiles All At Once
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781917171212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Chicken House, (30 July 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 263
- Weight
- 180 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 196 x 130 x 30 mm
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