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The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh

By: Helen Rutter
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“Very funny, very touching, very truthful - a total delight to read.” JACQUELINE WILSON

“Amazing” NOEL FIELDING

A laugh-out-loud, against-all-odds triumph of a story: the funniest debut of 2021.

Billy Plimpton is an eleven-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.

“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

“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©2021 Helen Rutter (P)2021 W. F. Howes Ltd Growing Up & Facts of Life Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Funny Comedy Witty Inspiring Heartfelt Feel-Good Celebrity
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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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