Then We'll Be Happy

Seventeen-year-old Sam, who has cerebral palsy, just wants to control his own life. When he is excluded from a trip in the best school year, and has to spend the day with his bully, it's the tipping point. In his campaign for an accessible bus, Sam gets more than he bargained for. But if you're always thinking that the next thing will make you happy, what happens to right now? • A debut own-voices coming-of-age YA novel by young Irish screenwriter and author, Alan Carrigan, who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy. • An authentic, witty and nuanced story with a powerful, universal message, about unlikely friendships and the realities of living with disability