03 Aug The Art of Being Normal
The Art of Being Normal
Published in 2015
• David Fickling Books
• Catherine Clarke, Felicity Bryan Associates
• Winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize Best Older Fiction Category 2016
• Winner of the Leeds Book Awards 2016 14-16 Category
• Nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2016
• Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2016
• Nominated for the Branford Boase Prize 2016
Lisa Williamson’s debut YA novel The Art of Being Normal is a powerful tale of a transgender teenager’s struggle with identity. Although the prejudice the characters face is depressing – and we see how easy it is to make assumptions about what is a ‘typical’ boy or girl – there is hope, not least in the love and understanding that some of the friends and family members display.
The Telegraph
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Lisa Williamson
Lisa was born and raised in Nottingham. After graduating from university she moved into a career as an actor. Lisa worked as an administrator at the Gender Identity Development Service in London for two years. The GIDS is an NHS service dedicated to helping under-eighteens who are struggling with their identity. The young people Lisa met here inspired her ground-breaking novel, The Art of Being Normal.
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