I am a huge fan of Joanna Nadin's writing. Her child's voice is wonderfully authentic and she aces her portrayal of the world through a child's eye. I love the way Billy sees the flaws in the adult characters, casually highlighting their prejudices and small mindedness and showing the reader the error of their ways. This is a book about looking below the surface, showing that there's always more than what you can see. The adults have lost the ability to see this and to understand, leaving the children to question things and make their own connections. They are the heroes of their own stories. And this celebration of children gives me a lot of hope. It shows me a generation brave enough to question and to stand up for what is right.

The Incredible Billy Wild is about family and friendship and finding your place in the world and the strength to be yourself. It's about finding your people. The people who care about you for who you are, who bring out the best in you and encourage you to be the best version of yourself. It's a warm, accessible and funny celebration of finding faith in yourself. I can't recommend it enough!

Billy has been set a project over the Easter holidays; he has to write to his ‘God’ every day explaining what he's been up to each day and what he'd like to change about the world.

What does Billy want?
• A dog.
• Seamus to disappear.
• To be incredible.

When Billy discovers a greyhound in his garden shed, he starts wondering whether God might actually be listening, and maybe, just maybe he might be able to be incredible after all...

Both heart breaking and uplifting, this is a beautifully written story told through Billy's diary entries to God. The whole family are easy to like and relate to, each brother has their own identity, and you feel the genuine love they have for each other. The Wild's definitely found a place in my heart, unlike Other Nan and Mrs Beasley, who have clearly forgotten that they were once children themselves.

Due to the way swearing, underage smoking and sexuality is used, I'll leave this one for Secondary schools to pick up, but they definitely should. It's a gem, and I'm only sorry I can't recommend it to my pupils. My son (13) has been reading avidly over my shoulder and has said it's one he'll definitely recommend to his friends.