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The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh

By: Helen Rutter
Narrated by: Helen Rutter
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A laugh-out-loud, against-all-odds triumph of a story: the funniest debut of 2021.

Billy Plimpton is an 11-year-old boy with a big dream. He wants to be a stand-up comedian when he grows up: delivering pinpoint punch-lines and having audiences hang on his every hilarious word. A tough career for anyone, but surely impossible for Billy, who has a stammer. How will he find his voice, if his voice won't let him speak?

The idea for this story came from Helen Rutter's son, who has a stammer: she wanted to write the book that he would love to read, starring a child like him.

©2021 Helen Rutter (P)2021 W F Howes Growing Up & Facts of Life Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction

Critic reviews

“Very funny, very touching, very truthful - a total delight to read.” (Jacqueline Wilson)

“Amazing.” (Noel Fielding)

“This incredibly debut tugs at your heartstrings and makes you laugh out loud in equal measure. I guarantee you'll be cheering along in the final pages!” (Lisa Thompson)

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I like billy plympton and scraggles and granny bread and I like it when they had a snowball fight

When they found scraggles

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Such a lovely story and fantastic to explain stammering, bullying and wary teenage-hood to kids. I enjoyed it as much as my children (aged 11 and 9).

Lovely story and great message behind it

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It was exiting sad and adventurous and when billy went to team play and played the drums I was sad because I really wanted to see him practicing as a drummer but when he went up on stage I felt really relieved and I didn’t want it to end overall it was one of the best books I’ve ever read or listened to

Everything

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Touching, funny, gripping. A lovely book, well written, about understanding others and overcoming life’s obstacles. Should be on the schools curriculum. Excellent

Brilliant!

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I love the story and everything absolutely amazing That is all I have to say

The emphasis in the lady’s voice is so nice

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