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The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh

By: Helen Rutter
Narrated by: Helen Rutter
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About this listen

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.

©2021 Helen Rutter (P)2021 W F Howes Growing Up & Facts of Life Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction

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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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I absolutely LOVE the book because I can relate to struggling (not with a stammer though) I think the book is one of the best books I have listened to. I love how this story was made, I think it’s a great way to be different!

5 STARS I LUV IT

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Great narration, to a fun, and enjoyable book.

with quirky characters with lots of Great jokes. I liked seeing serious and emotional sides to this story as well as some funny moments. it added lots of layers and provided good depth, that kept me engrossed and entertained.

with good representation from a child's perspective that showed an innocent outlook.

I really enjoyed this book.

Fun, Quirky and Great Read

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OMG SUCH A MOVING AND HEARTFELT BOOK . It is a lovely, funny book that will make you laugh out loud and might even make you shed a tear It is a wonderful book that really describes real life An awesome book. DEFO BUY

AMAZING 🤩

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Billy him self was just great love his books so inspiring to people who have a stammer

That he had a stammer

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I liked the relationships across all ages, the friendship bonds and the lesson to face your fears. Highly recommend this book.

enjoyable

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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!

Brilliant book!

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i hate William blakemore . . , , , . . . ... . ,M,m,m, , . ,

idk

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The whole family, children and adults alike, loved this book. Funny, touching, engaging. Narrated beautifully. Couldn’t recommend highly enough.

Fabulous for young and old!

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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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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.

I loved this wholesome, funny and moving story.

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