This is a book about a normal boy who has a dream. Gary Boone is like a bird that can't fly; he is a fish that cannot swim. He is a boy who cannot tell jokes who, unfortunately, has a dream to become a stand up comedian (or was it a sit down one – I can't remember).
He has a girlfriend called Angeline. She is one year younger but a whole lot smarter. One day Angeline has to move away to another country to study…
Did you hear the one about the guy who jumped out of a plane without a parachute and it didn't hurt? The plane was on the ground! Get it?
One day a talent show appears. Gary is straight on it. But will it go to plan?
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