BILLY 9F Like Orwell’s 1984 — but even funnier! In a grim School-centred dystopia where humour is outlawed and laughter—even a single HA!—is met with an excruciating electric shock to the neck, 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. 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. Billy 9F is darkly funny, fast, and surprisingly hopeful. Perfect for fans of The Giver and Scythe, Billy 9F will appeal to readers 12 years of age to infinity who love page-turners with big ideas—and lots of laughs!