How To Be Happy

*Winner, the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing, 2014*

A funny, sad and serious memoir, 'How to Be Happy' is David Burton's story of his turbulent life at high school and beyond. Feeling out of place and convinced that he is not normal, David has a rocky start. He longs to have a girlfriend, but his first 'date' is a disaster. There's the catastrophe of the school swimming carnival - David is not sporty - and friendships that take devastating turns. Then he finds some solace in drama classes with the creation of 'Crazy Dave', and he builds a life where everything is fine. But everything is not fine.

And, at the centre of it all, trying desperately to work it all out, is the real David.

'How to Be Happy' tackles depression, friendship, sexual identity, suicide, academic pressure, love and adolescent confusion. It's a brave and honest account of one young man's search for a happy, true and meaningful life that will resonate with readers young and old.

* Castigator, premiul Text pentru scrierea pentru tineri si copii, 2014 * O memorie amuzanta, trista si serioasa, „Cum sa fii fericit” este povestea lui David Burton despre viata sa turbulenta la liceu si nu numai. Simtindu-se deplasat si convins ca nu este normal, David are un inceput stancos.