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What do you get when you cross the Virgin Mary with Brooke Shields, add a trash-talking beauty queen wannabe and throw in a couple of talking nipples? One of the most laugh-out-loud books you'll read all year. Peter Paddington is 13, overweight, the subject of his classmates' ridicule, and the victim of too many bad movie-of-the-week storylines. When Peter's nipples begin speaking to him one day and inform him of their diabolical plan to expose his secret desires to the world, Peter finds himself cornered in a world that seems to have no tolerance for difference. Peter's only solace is "The Bedtime Movies" -- perfect-world fantasies that lull him to sleep every night. But when the lines between Peter's fantasy world and his reality begin to blur, no one is safe from the depths of Peter's imagination -- especially Peter himself.… (more)
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This is only one of Peter's many problems. His family, his schoolmates, his one-and-only needy friend, his newspaper customers...they all cause unending angst to poor Peter. Fortunately, he has his dreams, his dreams, to keep him going.
'Fruit' was a derogatory name for 'la-de-da' boys when I was a teen. I didn't even know what gay meant or was. Well, neither does Peter. But reading about his teenaged life, I got to like him immensely and I do hope the author comes up with a sequel. I just know Peter will overcome!
Why I read this now: 1. It's one of the five contenders for the upcoming CBC Canada Reads competition, and 2. the library had it available to read from their website without me having to leave the comfort of home, so I read this off the laptop (which is a nice lap-warmer on a winter's evening). I'm not sure WHAT exactly Canada Reads is supposed to be. Does it mean that everyone in Canada should read these books, or at least the winner? If so, I'm not sure if this is the right book for the competition. For one thing, humour is subjective, so while many people will find it hilarious, I know a bunch of people who wouldn't. Also, there is some pretty bad language and very personal and lewd details, so I know some people out there would find this book offensive. Definitely not a book for every reader.
Brian Francis has written a humourous novel that really captures life in Canada in the mid-80s. Peter's struggles and successes are those of everyday people and everything in this book rang true.
And how many books actually take place in Sarnia, Ontario? That in itself is a hidden gem. :)
Brian Francis has written a funny and touching book about what it's like to
It's the mid 1980s. Peter Paddington is 13-years old and in grade 8 in a school in Sarnia, Ontario. He has two older sisters and is overweight. He knows he is not normal and suddenly his nipples start talking to him.
I enjoyed this. Peter is quite humourous in trying to figure out what's
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