The
debut novel of one of Britain’s best loved comedians follows Dennis, an ordinary
12 year old boy who lives with his dad and his brother in an ordinary house on
an ordinary street.
Growing
up in a house without his mum, Dennis has struggled without her but he also
feels different to other boys his age. While he enjoys playing football with
friends, he also enjoys fashion and hides his copy of Vogue under his bed in
fear of making his dad angry.
As
he flicks through the glossy pages and admires the clothes, Dennis feels it’s
unfair that boys aren’t allowed to wear the colourful and pretty dresses just
like girls. But when he makes friends with Lisa, the most popular girl in
school he realises there’s no need to hide who he really is and with her
encouragement, Dennis gains confidence to show his true self.
With
Lisa on his side and ready to show the true Dennis, how will his friends and
family react when they realise Dennis is a boy in a dress?
Although
I’m not the target audience for this book (as I’m 25 years old), I was inspired
to read it as I wrote a similar short story when I attended a creative writing
class at night school a few years back, so I wanted to see how David had taken
on this subject and I wasn’t disappointed.
I
found this book to be a sweet tale of how everyone is different and we
shouldn’t be ashamed to be ourselves. David has captured the youth of the main
character in a way that makes him vulnerable to admit how he really feels, but
with the innocence of not letting it matter.
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