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Book Spotlight: Billy 9F by David Finley

Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring author David Finley for his latest release, Billy 9F.

Book: Billy 9F
Author: David Finley
Publication Date: 2021, 2nd Edition 2025
Available Formats: ebook and paperback.
Publisher:
Genres: YA Dystopian Satire, YA Humor, YA Adventure, YA Science Fiction
Page Count: 212
Contact: billy9f@gmail.com


About the Book

Like Orwell’s 1984 — but even funnier!

In a grim School-centred dystopia where humour is outlawed and laughter triggers ruthless punishment, 15-year-old Billy 9F is the ultimate threat: a Class Clown. When he’s labeled a menace for his extremely convincing and sublimely funny fake snot, barf and turd pranks, Billy joins a underground comedic resistance movement with a mysterious new student, Jamie 9F, her mysterious grandfather, the Major, an ultra-mysterious revolutionary leader named Poopoo the Clown, and Billy’s not-at-all mysterious but highly malfunctioning android mentor, Uncle Mike. Inevitably, the regime cracks down and the stakes rise. To free his imprisoned parents, save his little sister’s life and liberate the joyless populace, Billy must fully realize his own natural-born gifts — and harness the awesome power of laughter.

Darkly funny, fast, and surprisingly hopeful, BILLY 9F blends dystopian stakes with sharp satire and heart. Perfect for readers 12 years of age to infinity who love page-turners with big ideas.

You can find Billy 9F here:
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About The Author

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David Finley

David Finley is an award-winning Screenwriter, Filmmaker, Playwright and published Author, living in Toronto. Much of his work has been in family and children’s entertainment. He has had a long career as a writer and story editor, mostly in TV. He has also written, produced and directed his own film and theatre projects and had several short stories published in various literary magazines. “Billy 9F” is his first novel, aimed at readers 12 and above.

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