Steven Butler is the awesome writer of The Diaries of Dennis the Menace. He used to love The Beano and now he’s penning menacing manuals packed with the Bad Boy of Books’ trouble-making tips and tricks. But while Steven is a bit of a joker himself – he can also be very serious and here’s some very good advice which he’d give his younger self. 
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