Achieve The Truth Or Something Drafted By Jeanne Willis Listed As Paper Copy

some ways I felt that I was reading a mystery such was the main character's misunderstanding of his own situation in his early years.
As he matured, he sometimes figured things out, sometimes stumbled onto knowledge, and sometimes had unpleasant truths thrust at him, But with his resilient spirit, he struggled to keep a positive spin on the relationships in his life,

Without giving away any of the story, let me say this: by the end of the book, I felt that I had just finished reading a very different story than what I started out reading.
It's the sort of book that makes you wish someone were reading over your shoulder, so you could discuss some of the events with them.


Note: This is a frankly written young adult book not suitable for a young child, Ending kinda has me goin INSANE A gripping and powerful novel about one boy's difficult struggle into adulthood

"Seems like we've only just got here and we're on the move again.


The landlord's been banging on the door and me and Mum had to pretend we wasn't in, We wasn't in last week either, The week before that she said she'd had her purse nicked, "

World War II is over, but in the trenches of workingclass England Mick is fighting a

losing battle, Unsure of who his father might be, he is ignored by his mother and separated from the kid brother he adores, No matter how hard he tries to keep his head down, there's always a bigger fist around the corner,

Against all odds, victory is in sight, . . until Mick discovers the sickening truth about his father,

This stunning first novel from acclaimed picturebook author Jeanne Willis is raw, powerful, and achingly funny,
Jeanne Willis was born in St Albans and trained as an advertising copywriter at Watford College, She worked for various agencies creating press adverts and TV, cinema and radio commercials, She is now a full time writer and has published overbooks, Her hobbies include gardening, reading non fiction, natural history and collecting caterpillars, Jeanne has also worked on scripts for TV, including POLLY POCKET and THE SLOW NORRIS, and a pilot TV series for DR XARGLE, She lives in North London with her husband and two children, .