{"product_id":"9780702314650","title":"Reggie Houser Has the Power by Rutter, Helen","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Rutter, Helen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eChildren's \/ Teenage fiction \u0026amp; true stories\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 February 2024 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 197 x 23 | 210g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Very funny, very touching, very truthful - a total\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edelight to read.' Jacqueline Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Light-hearted and warm.' Booktrust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A funny, sensitive story featuring a hilariously\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elikeable protagonist and a sympathetic, well-informed portrayal of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eADHD.' The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is the story of how hypnosis saved a boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReggie Houser has ADHD and struggles to make friends at school,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplus his mum and teachers seem constantly weary about his erratic,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehigh-energy ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when he sees a hypnotist perform on stage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat the holiday park he visits, Reggie becomes obsessed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith learning the skills of mind control - and he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediscovers he has an incredible talent for it!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst of all he hypnotises the dog to think he's a frog, then\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emakes his headmaster cluck like a chicken in assembly in front of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe whole school\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then a group of mean kids supposedly take him under their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewing and make him use his hypnosis talents for bad: stealing a chocolate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebar from a shop and escalating to a bigger theft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReggie must decide to use his skills for good only and come to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etrust his own brain to make decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with brilliant jokes and one-liners to make kids\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eroar with laughter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book to encourage empathy and kindness in young readers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Lisa Thompson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Jenny Pearson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Amazing' Noel Fielding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This incredible debut tugs at your heartstrings and makes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyou laugh out loud in equal measure. I guarantee you'll be cheering\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealong in the final pages!' Lisa Thompson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It's Wonder with one-liners.' Scott Evans, The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReader Teacher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'As warm and wise as it is funny.' Shappi Khorsandi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A laugh out loud story, the like of which I've never read\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebefore.' Kerry Godliman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This book is a great way of showing children how to be confident\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand winners by having a sense of humour and making others\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elaugh.' Baroness Floella Benjamin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This book is brilliant. It is funny, wise, kind and exciting.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcus Brigstocke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'So funny and joyful.'Rachel Parris\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58433076724093,"sku":"9780702314650","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9780702314650_c26756fc-e850-4635-96f5-2c9555e753fd.jpg?v=1784811352","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/fr\/products\/9780702314650","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}