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.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

My 80th read of 2007.

This was an unusual story. The nipple thing was a little creepy, but Peter, despite his oddities, was a likable character, and it was nice to see him mature some as the book went on. He was finally starting to realize that he needed to make changes and also understand his sexuality. I enjoyed his friend Daniela; she really was a colorful character, but I thought his whole family needed therapy, especially his mother.

Going into a bookbox for needmorezoloft.

Thanks Kel! You ROCK!!!