Bookzilla Book of the Month: Stealing Happy

We have five copies of Stealing Happy by Brian Conaghan to be won, thanks to our friends at Bloomsbury! All you need to do is answer the question at the bottom of the page. Entries close at 11.59pm on Monday 31 March. All entrants must reside in the UK and full terms and conditions apply. You can check out our competitions page for other giveaways. To find more great reads for children and young adults, download the Bookzilla book finder app.

About Stealing Happy

Loan shark Chick Lennon is notorious around Sonny Gilmour's 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 Chick's own ill-gotten gains. It's not a fool-proof plan, and it's not helped by Sonny's Tourette's 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 it's down to him to keep his family out of Chick's clutches. . .

Stealing Happy is full of Brian Conaghan's trademark wit, grit and heart. One not to be missed for older teenagers, published on Thursday 13 March.