The author uses his style with humor to show how parents, siblings, and neighbors sometimes suffer when their children enter the adolescence stage. William is a smart and charming character even though he acts naughty most of the times and thinks no one understands him. He occasionally acts moral and tells the truth during Christmas day, and the results are not as good as he thought.Īlthough the book is mainly written for children, it is also enjoyable to read as an adult. He sometimes acts confused, other times naughty and other thoughtless, which makes him delightful and frustrating at the same time. William does not like going to school and view school life to be very dull especially having to understand some details taught and having to answer questions in class. He is ever getting into trouble always, and he does not seem to understand the cause of his problem since he tries to do things thinking that the outcome will be okay. He annoyed everyone with his amusing behavior. Ginger, Henry, and Douglas are his close friends who are all fugitives, and William is the leader and has named themselves at the ‘Outlaws.’ William has been causing a lot of trouble to his parents, his siblings, Ethel and Robert and any grown-up he comes across.

The author writes about the adventures of William Brown, who is just eleven year’s old living in the 1920s. The book narrates about the games, trials, temptations, and trouble a young boy goes through when growing up. The children pursued all types of dangerous activities without since they never used to play in the home compounds where no one is seeing them. The book is set in the ancient era of England back in the early 20th century when children used to play in the forests and rivers without the knowledge of their parents. The story begins as William and his friends are collecting remnants of metals while playing and looking after Elizabeth Bott, a naughty daughter of wealthy man who they were forced to play with. Just William is the debut novel in a series by the same name.

Although the book is classified as a children’s book it can also be read by people of all ages. The series has been adapted into various films and radio adaptations. What sets the series from other series is the fact that the main character remains at same years of age despite each book published in different years. The series tells the adventures of a schoolboy named William Brown and was published in a span of almost 50 years between 19. Just William is a series of thirty-nine books by English author of children’s books Richmal Crompton.

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