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The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
- Narrated by: Helen Rutter
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
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Summary
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.
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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- Steve Smith
- 05-11-23
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- Anonymous User
- 07-04-24
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I liked the bit where they found scraggles it was sad that granny bread died though
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- lucy
- 24-04-24
Amazing.
Make a sequel. Please. I absolutely loved this audiobook. It was funny. I was hooked on every word.
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- Will
- 12-04-24
Brilliant book!
The whole family enjoyed listening to this audible book during our family holiday. We loved getting into the car to hear more and Billy! A great book!
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- JB
- 02-03-24
enjoyable
I liked the relationships across all ages, the friendship bonds and the lesson to face your fears. Highly recommend this book.
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- D. Radford
- 23-09-22
Amazing
Sooooo funny
It is so amazing and relatable it is just so good
I would recommend
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- Mr. A McCurry
- 15-03-24
Loved the jokes
Such a heart warming book that opens your eyes to other people’s life.
Very funny in parts.
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- SJAY
- 27-01-23
Fabulous for young and old!
The whole family, children and adults alike, loved this book. Funny, touching, engaging. Narrated beautifully. Couldn’t recommend highly enough.
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- Mr R C L Adams
- 07-12-23
Everything
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
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- Mrs R Hammond
- 12-12-23
I loved this wholesome, funny and moving story.
Genuine, heartwarming, original and fresh. It made me laugh and it made me cry. And the narration by Helen Rutter, the author, is excellent too.
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