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By (author) Stephens Matt

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Billy has had enough of school bullies. When a famous footballer comes to visit, Billy tries to prove that he’s just like his classmates. But when the footballer is as bad as the bullies, Billy realises he doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone but himself.

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Billy has had enough of his classmates treating him differently. But then Mia arrives and announces a school visit from her uncle: a famous footballer. Maybe being a star footballer in front of his classmates will help Billy prove to his class that he can be just like them. But when even the famous footballer turns out to be just as bad as the school bullies, Billy begins to realise that perhaps he doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone but himself.

Biographical note:
Matt Stephens lives in Bristol. He derives joy and inspiration from his two daughters and three granddaughters. A turbulent past has been soothed by yoga, meditation and therealisation that human good outweighs human evil.