{"product_id":"9780702314650","title":"Reggie Houser Has the Power","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 | 214g\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 delight\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto read.' Jacqueline Wilson on The Boy Who\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade Everyone Laugh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Amazing' Noel Fielding on The Boy Who Made Everyone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaugh\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. But when he sees a hypnotist perform on stage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat the holiday park he visits, Reggie becomes obsessed with learning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe skills of mind control - and he discovers he has an incredible\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etalent for it! First of all he hypnotises the dog to think\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe's a frog, then makes his headmaster cluck like a chicken in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eassembly in front of the whole school - but then a group of mean\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ekids supposedly take him under their wing and make him use his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehypnosis talents for bad: stealing a chocolate bar from a shop and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eescalating to a bigger theft. Reggie must decide to use his skills\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor good only and come to trust his own brain to make decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e packed with brilliant jokes and one-liners to make kids roar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith laughter  a book to encourage empathy and kindness in young\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereaders  Perfect 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'This incredible debut tugs at your heartstrings and makes you\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elaugh 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 Reader 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 before.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKerry 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 laugh.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaroness 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","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44697253413123,"sku":"9780702314650","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780702314650_059435fa-e9af-4a3f-99e5-112783db6e50.jpg?v=1731337445","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9780702314650","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}