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Peter Paddington is your typical thirteen-year-old paperboy with a few exceptions. He's 204 pounds, at the mercy of an overactive imagination, and his only friend is a trash-talking beauty queen reject from across the street. As if that wasn't bad enough, Peter's nipples pop out one day and begin speaking to him, threatening to expose his private fantasies to an unkind world.

Peter knows that if he could just lose weight, develop a brand-new personality, and get rid of those pesky talking nipples, he'd be able to find the acceptance he desperately craves. But it isn't easy to change who you really are, and Peter, ready or not, is finally forced to confront his secret self. Hilarious and exquisitely touching, this is the funniest and most memorable novel you'll read all year.

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Brian Francis lives in Toronto. This is his first novel.

Review:
“[An] endearing delight ... a rare book that makes you laugh out loud while putting a lump in your throat.” (Out Magazine)

“Comically poignant ... beguilingly alive....a droll and offbeat tale about adolescent secrets, family tensions and, yes, troublesome nipples.” (Seattle Times)

“Honest, sad and funny.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

“Charming...sweet, tart, and forbidden in all the right places.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“Engrossing ... humorous ... extreme in its insight and tenacious in its willingness to delve into a tormented youth.” (Denver Post)

“Ingenious [and] bizarre ... A lovely and odd take on a time many of us would just as soon forget.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Entertaining. . . Peter Paddington [is] a winning hero.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Funny . . . a beautiful story.” (Dan Savage, “Savage Love” columnist)

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  • PublisherHarper Perennial
  • Publication date2005
  • ISBN 10 0060792442
  • ISBN 13 9780060792442
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages276
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