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Author: Rutter, Helen

Children’s & young adult fiction & true stories

Published on 2 February 2023 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 360 pages
197 x 130 x 21 | 212g

 

‘Fun, unstuffy and wise’ Sunday Times Children’s Book

of the Week

‘It will have your children in stitches!’ BBC Radio

Manchester

The laugh-out-loud, against-all-odds triumph of a sequel

to one of the bestselling children’s debuts of 2021.

Billy Plimpton took to the stage and captivated the crowd at the

triumphant ending to The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh,

and in the sequel, he’s going to go viral.

Celebrity comedian Leo Leggett takes Billy under his wing, as

his new sidekick: when Leo tweets a clip of his stand-up act, Billy

suddenly becomes the most famous boy in the country. At first,

this is GREAT – all the kids at school think he’s cool and he gets

to appear on his favourite morning TV show. But Leo’s motives

turn out to be shady and Billy must turn the tables in a very public

way…

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.

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.

 

Praise for The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh

Winner of the Lollies Children’s Book Prize 2023

Shortlisted for the 2022 Blue Peter Book Award

Shortlisted for the 2022 Costa Children’s Book Award

Selected for the 2022 Read For Empathy Collection

 

‘Very funny, very touching, very truthful – a total delight

to read.’Jacqueline Wilson

‘Amazing’ Noel Fielding

‘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