Publisher's Synopsis
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
