'Very funny, very touching, very truthful - a total
delight to read.' Jacqueline Wilson
'Light-hearted and warm.' Booktrust
'A funny, sensitive story featuring a hilariously
likeable protagonist and a sympathetic, well-informed portrayal of
ADHD.' The Guardian
This is the story of how hypnosis saved a boy.
Reggie Houser has ADHD and struggles to make friends at school,
plus his mum and teachers seem constantly weary about his erratic,
high-energy ways.
But when he sees a hypnotist perform on stage
at the holiday park he visits, Reggie becomes obsessed
with learning the skills of mind control - and he
discovers he has an incredible talent for it!
First of all he hypnotises the dog to think he's a frog, then
makes his headmaster cluck like a chicken in assembly in front of
the whole school
But then a group of mean kids supposedly take him under their
wing and make him use his hypnosis talents for bad: stealing a chocolate
bar from a shop and escalating to a bigger theft.
Reggie must decide to use his skills for good only and come to
trust his own brain to make decisions.
Packed with brilliant jokes and one-liners to make kids
roar with laughter
A book to encourage empathy and kindness in young readers
Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Lisa Thompson
and Jenny Pearson.
Praise for The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh:
'Amazing' Noel Fielding
'This incredible 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
'It's Wonder with one-liners.' Scott Evans, The
Reader Teacher
'As warm and wise as it is funny.' Shappi Khorsandi
'A laugh out loud story, the like of which I've never read
before.' Kerry Godliman
'This book is a great way of showing children how to be confident
and winners by having a sense of humour and making others
laugh.' Baroness Floella Benjamin
'This book is brilliant. It is funny, wise, kind and exciting.'
Marcus Brigstocke
'So funny and joyful.'Rachel Parris
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Helen Rutter is an acclaimed author and comedian. Her debut novel, The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh, was selected as a Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month, in addition to being nominated for the Carnegie, shortlisted for the Costa, Blue Peter and Branford Boase Awards, and winning the Teach Primary Book Award.
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