Finding Phoebe

(Paperback)

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'Totally enchanting, warm and funny' Ciara Smyth, author of Not My Problem Neurodiversity has a voice, and its witty and uplifting and enlightening all at once Jasper Fforde, author of The Eyre Affair 'A lovely book' Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project Phoebe is autistic. She prefers to stay in her comfort zone: walking her dog, writing fantasy fiction, surviving school with as few incidents as possible. When her best (and only) friend rebels and gets a secret boyfriend, Phoebe reluctantly agrees to cover for her. Before long, Phoebes dealing with all sorts of things shed rather not, like deception, fashionable jackets, and the bewildering politics of the school chess club. Breaking the rules has never been Phoebes thing, but as events take a seriously unexpected turn, she realises theres more to her than she ever imagined . . .

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"Neurodiversity has a voice, and it's witty and uplifting and enlightening all at once" -- Jasper Fforde
"A lovely book" -- Graeme Simsion
"Totally enchanting, its warm and funny with such a kind heart, just like Phoebe who is a wonderfully charming character to spend time with" -- Ciara Smyth
"A humdinger of a story packed with infectious humour and heart, Finding Phoebe is reading for pleasure at its absolute best" -- Jessica Scott-Whyte
"A lovely story with a compelling and unique protagonist. Extence tackles a subject that has almost become taboo these days and deserves to see the light in YA fiction" -- Susin Nielsen

Author Bio

Gavin Extence was born in 1982 and grew up in the interestingly named village of Swineshead, Lincolnshire. From the ages of 5-11, he enjoyed a brief but illustrious career as a chess player, winning numerous national championships and travelling to Moscow and St Petersburg to pit his wits against the finest young minds in Russia. He won only one game. Gavins first book The Universe versus Alex Woods was a Richard & Judy Book Club choice and one of the Waterstones Eleven; it was also shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize, sold over 100,000 copies and is being developed for the big screen. He lives in Sheffield.