Stealing Happy

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Author: Conaghan, Brian Interest age: from c 13 yearsPublished on 13 March 2025 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury YA) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 304 pages128 x 198 x 21 | 220g Loan shark Chick Lennon is notorious around Sonny Gilmours way, and not for anything good. So when Sonny discovers his mum has borrowed money from Chick to pay the rent, he finds himself in need of the quickest of get-rich-quick schemes. With the help of best mate Jonah and quiet genius Carolina Swift, he hatches a plot – to pay back what Mum owes using Chicks own ill-gotten gains. Its not a fool-proof plan, and its not helped by Sonnys Tourettes making him blurt out ROB CHICK LENNON! at the top of his lungs every time things get dicey. But with his dad suffering from long Covid and his mum already struggling to cope, Sonny knows its down to him to keep his family out of Chicks clutches ... Show more