The Art of Being Normal
By (Author) Lisa Williamson
David Fickling Books
David Fickling Books
25th February 2025
2nd January 2020
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
823.92
Winner of Waterstones Childrens Book Prize 2016 (UK)
Paperback
384
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 28mm
330g
Two outsiders. Two secrets.
David longs to be a girl. Leo wants to be invisible.
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 ...
'Heart-warming and ground-breaking' - Independent
'Impressive and affecting' - Guardian
'Passionate and gripping' - Telegraph
'Life-affirming' - Marie Claire
Lisa was born and grew up in Nottingham. Following a degree in drama, she worked as an actor for over a decade before writing her debut novel.
Lisa is also the author of All About Mia, Paper Avalanche, First Day of My Life, First Names: Malala (Yousafzai) and was one of the seven contributors to the collaborative YA novel Floored.
When she is not writing, Lisa loves long walks, long talks, dessert, good books and bad TV. She lives in London.