Author: Rutter, Helen
Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories
Published on 1 February 2024 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 304 pages
130 x 197 x 23 | 214g
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'Very funny, very touching, very truthful - a total delight
to read.' Jacqueline Wilson on The Boy Who
Made Everyone Laugh
'Amazing' Noel Fielding on The Boy Who Made Everyone
Laugh
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.
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Praise for The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
'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