Ellie Pillai is Brown

Ellie Pillai is a little bit weird, but she feels different when she meets a new boy at school and her drama teacher. She loves the fresh and original voice of Simon James Green and the hilarious and heart-warming story of Aisha Bushby.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 464 pages
Publication date: 05 May 2022
Publisher: Faber & Faber

The perfect coming-of-age summer romance by the most spectacularly funny and original debut UKYA voice.

My name is Ellie. Ellie Pillai. And I suppose I am a little bit weird, but then, aren't we all, just a little bit?

Most days, Ellie Pillai is somewhere between invisible and not very cool - and usually, she's okay with that. But suddenly, Ellie feels different. Maybe it's the new boy at school who makes her brain explode into rainbows every time she sees him (and also happens to be going out with her best friend), or maybe it's her new drama teacher, the one who seems to have noticed she exists. Suddenly, her misfit style, her skin colour, her songwriting, and all that getting lost in the music in her head seem to be okay too. Because maybe standing out isn't a bad thing after all.

I adored this.

Simon James Green, author of Alex in Wonderland, said, "A feel-good coming-of-age gem."

Observer, Book of the Year, said, "I loved the fresh and original voice."

Bookseller, Highlights of the Season, said, "A hilarious and heart-warming story."

Aisha Bushby, author of A Pocketful of Stars, said, "Warm, funny, and hopeful."

A M Dassu, author of Boy, Everywhere, said, "A fresh, funny, feel-good story."

Rashmi Sirdeshpande said, "A feel-good coming-of-age gem."

Weight: 374g
Dimension: 128 x 199 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780571366910
Edition number: Main