Finley and his classmates have just started term at secondary school. There are lots of things to get used to, and teachers and pupils are getting to know each other.

But Finley seems different from everyone else. He is calm and composed, unflustered by anything going on and he spends all his breaktimes sitting quietly on the wall of the playground.

One teacher is particularly intrigued by Finley and is determined to find out why Finley is as he is, because he'd like some of the peace and inner strength that the boy shows.

Mr Goodhew asks Finley what he thinks about on the wall every day. But Finley can't say. So what is so special about sitting in this particular place? Nothing, Finley says, he can be happy anywhere.

The weeks go by and the children are very accepting of Finley's qualities and appreciate how he can help them all with their worries, anxieties, grief. And the teachers come to benefit too.

This is an extraordinary book! It's magical and mysterious while also presenting the ordinary, everyday, sensible. Finley is special, but the author encourages us all to think about how we might be more like him.

The conclusion of the book contains gentle suggestions for how the reader might be able to change their moods and defeat worries and anxieties.

'Happiness is not always easy to grasp or keep,' the author writes in the afterword. 'Finley is what adults often call "his own person". He doesn't seek to be different. He has the rare and enviable gift of just accepting himself...Finley is at peace with himself.'

It's aimed at readers aged 10 upwards. I loved it!