This Might Hurt a Bit, Doogie Horner
This Might Hurt a Bit, Doogie Horner
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This Might Hurt a Bit

Author: Doogie Horner

Narrator: Tom Picasso

Unabridged: 8 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/04/2019


Synopsis

A grieving teen faces dangerous classmates, reckless friends, and the one-year anniversary of his sister's devastating death in this poignant, quirky, often humorous novel that's perfect for fans of Jeff Zentner and Brendan Kiely. Kirby Burns is about to have the second worst day of his life. Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the worst day of his life, and in the three hundred and sixty-four days since then he hasn't stopped running: from his family, his memories, and the horse-sized farm dogs that chase him to the bus stop every morning. But he can't run forever, and as This Might Hurt a Bit begins, Kirby and his friends PJ and Jake sneak out of his house to play a prank whose consequences follow them to school the next day, causing a chain reaction of mayhem and disaster. It's a story that's touching and funny, an authentic meditation on the pain of loss, and the challenge of getting paint to stick to cows

Reviews

Goodreads review by John

Authors: please stop it with the "boy character is humiliated by bullies in to wearing a dress" bit. It's regressive and outdated......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

This is a bro book if there every was one: crazy pranks, evading bullies and getting into LOTS of trouble, yet here I am. Having fully loved this book. I appreciated that the story had so much depth - Kirby is dealing with the anniversary of his sister's death. That is the underlying thread that wea......more

Goodreads review by Jacob

I feel like they could have done more with the ending but this book truly shows what happens when you bottle up the loss of a loved one. 9.5/10......more

Goodreads review by Carrie

Vivid, funny, clever and emotional. Love the writing style.......more