{"product_id":"9781917171212","title":"Then We'll Be Happy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Alan Carrigan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 14 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 13 August 2026 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 130 | 180g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're always thinking that the next thing will make\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyou happy ... what happens to right now? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Sam, who has cerebral palsy, wants some control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eover his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he is excluded from yet another school trip and has to spend\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe day with his bully, it’s the tipping point. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his campaign for change, Sam gets more than he bargained for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut if you’re always thinking that the next thing will make\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyou happy, what happens to right now?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA debut own-voices coming-of-age YA novel by young Irish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003escreenwriter and author, Alan Carrigan, who has quadriplegic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecerebral palsy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An authentic, witty and nuanced story with a powerful,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003euniversal message, about unlikely friendships and the realities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof living with disability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Simultaneously hard-hitting and heartwarming, with shades\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Out of My Mind and Elle McNicoll.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49357303546115,"sku":"9781917171212","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781917171212.jpg?v=1785597668","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781917171212","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}