{"product_id":"9780702300868","title":"The Boy Whose Wishes Came True","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthors: Helen Rutter \u0026amp; Fred Harper\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eChildren's \/ Teenage fiction \u0026amp; true stories | Family \u0026amp; home stories (Children's \/ Teenage) | Humorous stories (Children's \/ Teenage) | School stories (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e February 2022 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 368 pages \u003cbr\u003e130mm x 197mm x 20mm | 200g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A delight... This book is wise, suspenseful\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand witty'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSUNDAY TIMES, Children's Book of the Week\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliantly funny wish-fulfilment story with a huge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eheart, from the author of one of 2021's most loved children's debuts,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchie Crumb is having a tough time. Picked-on at school, picked\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elast for any team; his home has been sad and quiet since Dad left\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand his luck feels like its run out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut things start looking up when Archie bumps his head and literally\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esees stars: his favourite famous football player standing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein front of him, granting him nine wishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is INCREDIBLE! Unlimited ice cream, a whole day of eating\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epizza and playing on the X-Box, revenge on the bullies, becoming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe star player in a televised football tournament: finally, all\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis dreams can come true! Will Archie wish his way to happiness?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr will he realise that magic wishes may be wonderful, but only\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe has the true power to change his life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Lisa Thompson, David Baddiel and Jacqueline\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen Rutter's debut novel The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas chosen as a Waterstones Children's Book of the Month\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Funny, moving, inventive, uplifting children's fiction at its\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efinest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Very funny, very touching, very truthful – a total delight\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto read.' Jacqueline Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Amazing' Noel Fielding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This incredibly debut tugs at your heartstrings and makes you\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elaugh out loud in equal measure. I guarantee you'll be cheering\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealong in the final pages!' Lisa Thompson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It's Wonder with one-liners.' Scott Evans, The Reader Teacher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'As warm and wise as it is funny.' 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