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Boy with the Butterfly Mind

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Victoria Williamson is a primary school teacher with a Master's degree in special needs education. Her first novel, the USBBY-honoured The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle is included in the 2019 Read for Empathy collection and has been longlisted for the Branford Boase Award.
'My heart broke and soared by turns in this inspiring story of two kids who seem to have nothing in common but a desperate desire for their family to be whole.'
-- Shari Green, author of ALA Schneider Award-winner Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess
 
'What a masterclass in empathy. This book gave me such a terrific insight into how ADHD affects a young boy and those around him. It is a great reminder that we shouldn't automatically judge others. I was rooting for Jamie and Elin!'
-- Lisa Thomson, author of Ostrich Boy
 
'Moving. Powerful. Relevant. Contemporary storytelling at its very best. Another triumph from Victoria Williamson tackling important issues relevant to kids in a powerful and moving way.'
-- Juliette Forrest, author of Twister
 
'Truly sensational. Told through two voices & suffused with real heart; empathy & emotionally-invested storytelling at its best that has so much to teach today's children. My heart genuinely aches. A must, must, must read.'
-- Scott Evans, The Reader Teacher blog
 
'Fantastic to have a book about ADHD and by such a sensitive writer. So helpful for empathy, understanding and identity. Everyone needs to see themselves in books.'
-- Chloe Daykin, author of Fish Boy
 
Praise for The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle:
 
'A touching, thought-provoking adventure.'
-- The Bookseller
 
'Williamson movingly makes it clear that working-class solidarity traverses borders, race, ethnicity and religion.'
-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
 
'Relevant, moving and quite extraordinary.'
-- Lucy Coats
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