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  • Cover of Then We'll Be Happy: vibrant, typographical cover in blue, green, orange and yellow. A teenage boy in a power wheelchair watches as a bus pulls away. Dotted around are Cheerios and a ball. The author's name, Alan Carrigan, is at the bottom in slanted white letters.

    Then We’ll Be Happy

    If you’re always thinking that the next thing will make you happy … what happens to right now?

     

    Seventeen-year-old Sam, who has cerebral palsy, wants some control over his life.

     

    When he is excluded from yet another school trip and has to spend the day with his bully, it’s the tipping point.

     

    In his campaign for change, 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?

    Attributes Value
    Classification

    Fiction
    Genre

    Contemporary, Literary Fiction
    Age

    Young Adult
    Publisher

    Independent
    Imprint

    Chicken House
    Language(s)

    English
    Format(s)

    eBook, Mass Market Paperback
    Author

    Alan Carrigan
    Release Date

    30 July 2026
    Release Month

    July Releases
    Author Identity

    Disabled
    Content Rep

    Disability, LGBTQIA+

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