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The Boy in the Dress

The Boy in the Dress

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  • Create Date：2021-10-05 07:52:32
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：David Walliams
  • ISBN：0007279043
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Summary

Everybody needs friends especially a boy in a dress！ Dennis life is boring and lonely。 His mother left two years ago， his truck driver father is depressed， his brother is a bully and， worst of all， no hugging is one of their household rules。 But one thing Dennis does have is soccer he's the leading scorer on his team。 Oh， and did we mention his secret passion for fashion？

When Dennis friend Lisa discovers his stash of Vogue magazines， she convinces him to vamp it up and wear a dress to school。 But in class， his hilarious hijinks as Denise are brought to a screeching halt when the headmaster discovers his secret and delivers the worst punishment of all Dennis is expelled from school and therefore forbidden to play in the soccer Final Cup！

Can the team win the most important game of the year without their star player？ And， more importantly， will Dennis gain the love and respect of his friends and family， even in a dress？

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Reviews

Liz ，

This is a sweet little book。

Sarah ，

Tasked to read this by son who says this the first David Walliams I should read。 Very enjoyable。

ellie ，

I read this in 2017 and borrowed it from my school library。 I recommend this for ages 10+。This is a heartwarming， funny story that gives out such a good message。 I loved Dennis。 He was a great main character and his personality was perfect。 A boy wearing a dress？ YES！ That’s why I loved this book。 I was pretty young when I read this so I did understand this book but of course I do really understand this message a lot more now。 Must read。 I gave this a four stars only because I read it so long ag I read this in 2017 and borrowed it from my school library。 I recommend this for ages 10+。This is a heartwarming， funny story that gives out such a good message。 I loved Dennis。 He was a great main character and his personality was perfect。 A boy wearing a dress？ YES！ That’s why I loved this book。 I was pretty young when I read this so I did understand this book but of course I do really understand this message a lot more now。 Must read。 I gave this a four stars only because I read it so long ago so I don’t really remember many details。 。。。more

Meli0207 ，

Very nice and very heartwarming， very easy to read and yet complex！ One of my favorite books

Nilesh ，

Beautiful

Mary ，

I liked this book a lot。 I spent different parts of the book wondering if the main character， Dennis， was a 10-year-old cross-dresser。 gay or maybe even a boy who was lonely because his mother abandoned him and his family。 He took comfort in wearing her clothes。 Whatever it was， he was different， and in middle school that is just not allowed！ He found intolerance coming from all directions。 Friends do come along and his situation does change。 But it is realistic in the end and not just tied up i I liked this book a lot。 I spent different parts of the book wondering if the main character， Dennis， was a 10-year-old cross-dresser。 gay or maybe even a boy who was lonely because his mother abandoned him and his family。 He took comfort in wearing her clothes。 Whatever it was， he was different， and in middle school that is just not allowed！ He found intolerance coming from all directions。 Friends do come along and his situation does change。 But it is realistic in the end and not just tied up in a pretty bow。。。no pun intended。I like this book because Walliams uses sarcasm in his humor and I think that is respectful to younger readers。 Many authors and teachers and parents don't think kids will "get it"。 He is confident that they can and will。The illustrations added a lot to the story， as well。 。。。more

Itami ，

Eigentlich würde ich dieses Buch gerne uneingeschränkt loben und empfehlen， aber leider kann ich das nicht。 Erstmal zum Positiven: David Walliams’ Schreibstil ist wunderbar fantasievoll， humorig und genau so， wie ich es als Kind geliebt hätte。 Zudem ist es natürlich toll， dass er mit seinem Buch zeigen will， dass Kleider an sich kein Geschlecht haben und jeder sie tragen können soll， wenn es ihm Freude bereitet。 Dazu lässt er die Geschichte in einer „bunteren“ Version der Realität spielen， wo eb Eigentlich würde ich dieses Buch gerne uneingeschränkt loben und empfehlen， aber leider kann ich das nicht。 Erstmal zum Positiven: David Walliams’ Schreibstil ist wunderbar fantasievoll， humorig und genau so， wie ich es als Kind geliebt hätte。 Zudem ist es natürlich toll， dass er mit seinem Buch zeigen will， dass Kleider an sich kein Geschlecht haben und jeder sie tragen können soll， wenn es ihm Freude bereitet。 Dazu lässt er die Geschichte in einer „bunteren“ Version der Realität spielen， wo eben auch Dinge passieren können， die sonst doch sehr unwahrscheinlich sind （z。B。 das Finale beim Fußballspiel oder die Entdeckung von Doris）。 Was in diese Welt nicht so recht passt， ist dann aber das realistische und schmerzhafte Thema der verschwundenen Mutter。 Einerseits haben wir diese leichtherzige „Junge zieht gern Kleider an und wird am Ende akzeptiert“-Story， andererseits haben wir eine Story über einen verletzten Jungen， den das Fehlen der Mutter wirklich schwer mitnimmt （ich meine， er sieht z。B。 wie der Vater die Familienfotos verbrennt， Kindheitstrauma hoch zehn！）。 Der Bruder kommt mit der Situation auch nicht wirklich klar und der Vater scheint depressiv zu werden oder zu sein。 Das ist eine sehr bedrückende Situation in dieser kleinen Familie und ein paar glitzernde Kleider werden daran auch nichts ändern！ Der Junge sehnt sich nach Geborgenheit und der Liebe seiner Mutter， aber die kriegt er nicht。 Ich dachte ehrlicherweise die meiste Zeit über， die Mutter sei tot， so wie der Junge ihr nachtrauert， aber dann wurde mir klar， dass sie „nur“ die Familie verlassen hat。 Also wäre es doch sinnvoller， dass dort wieder der Kontakt hergestellt wird， anstatt dass das Tragen von Kleidern als die Lösung hingestellt wird， oder？ – Das ist mein Kritikpunkt an dem Buch， das ansonsten wirklich Lust darauf macht， mehr von Walliams zu lesen。 。。。more

Tracy ，

The Boy in the Dress is one of the most delightful young people novels that simply encourages kids to be who they are。 Think a bit of Billy Elliot with a smattering of Bend it Like Beckham and a sprinkling of Little Britain and that is the essence of this story。 Dennis lives with his father who has been broken since Dennis’s mother abandoned the family one day and his older brother who is too cool for his little brother。 Dennis discovers the only thing he seems to love as much as football is wom The Boy in the Dress is one of the most delightful young people novels that simply encourages kids to be who they are。 Think a bit of Billy Elliot with a smattering of Bend it Like Beckham and a sprinkling of Little Britain and that is the essence of this story。 Dennis lives with his father who has been broken since Dennis’s mother abandoned the family one day and his older brother who is too cool for his little brother。 Dennis discovers the only thing he seems to love as much as football is women’s fashion。 As he buddies up with Lisa （his crush two years ahead of him）， he becomes her model muse on whom she can test her latest fashion creations。 With a subtle yet beautiful complexity， Walliams takes the burn out of being and doing whatever makes a person who they are。 Oh， and his character Raj， the local shop proprietor （found in each of this novels）， is an absolutely constant， insightful， and comical character readers will delight in encountering time and again。 。。。more

Laia ，

Al principió me gusto， pero como fue avancando el libro se me fue complicando y no me engancho tanto。 sinceramente David Williams creo que tiene mejores libros con mas interes。

•Cathe• ，

Lovely， well written and charming book。。Love it Dennis， you are the most beautiful boy

Ella Beaver ，

The older ones aren’t so good

Klatchiancoffee ，

This made me tear up: Dennis's divorced parents， his loneliness， his passion for soccer， his courage to be different， unexpected friendship， and the turnaround at the end of his dad and his brother。 This made me tear up: Dennis's divorced parents， his loneliness， his passion for soccer， his courage to be different， unexpected friendship， and the turnaround at the end of his dad and his brother。 。。。more

Lily Gubler ，

this was so good

Daisy Cave ，

The Boy in the Dress is a memorable and often humorous story of acceptance and inclusion。 12-year-old Dennis misses his mum， following the breakup of his parents marriage。 One day he picks up a copy of Vogue in the corner shop， because the model on the front cover is wearing a yellow dress which is reminiscent of one his mum owned。 Encouraged by a girl at school， Dennis decides he’d like to play dress-up in some dresses–like the models in Vogue。 Many of the characters， notably the male grown-ups The Boy in the Dress is a memorable and often humorous story of acceptance and inclusion。 12-year-old Dennis misses his mum， following the breakup of his parents marriage。 One day he picks up a copy of Vogue in the corner shop， because the model on the front cover is wearing a yellow dress which is reminiscent of one his mum owned。 Encouraged by a girl at school， Dennis decides he’d like to play dress-up in some dresses–like the models in Vogue。 Many of the characters， notably the male grown-ups， are angry at Dennis for wanting to do “girl” things。 Walliams takes the reader on Dennis’ journey and presents his desire to wear feminine clothes in a “so-what？” manner。 I can imagine this book being enjoyed by Key Stage Two pupils。 The book could support other areas of the curriculum。 For example， the shop-keeper （Raj） continually offers Dennis and his friends different buy X-amount get Y-amount free deals， which could be blended into maths lessons about fractions。 。。。more

BookStarred ，

This is by far the best Gender fluid book for kids omg GUYSSSSS I LOVE THIS BOOK！ I love all the characters sm。 I'm 19 and I can say you'll be like " why didn't I have the opportunity to read it when I was a kid" 。 There aren't many books that talk about boys wanting to wear a dress/ makeup/ nail polish in an understanding way。 This is one of them。 This is by far the best Gender fluid book for kids omg GUYSSSSS I LOVE THIS BOOK！ I love all the characters sm。 I'm 19 and I can say you'll be like " why didn't I have the opportunity to read it when I was a kid" 。 There aren't many books that talk about boys wanting to wear a dress/ makeup/ nail polish in an understanding way。 This is one of them。 。。。more

Charmaine Worth ，

A beautiful story。 Who cares if a boy wants to wear a dress 👗

Brooke ，

Me gustaba mucho porque es una linda historia de un touch dónde no existe un montón de opciones para historias buenas。 También， para mí， es nivel excelente para leer en español， disfrutarla， y es totalmente agotadora。

Barin ，

It was a great book。

Paula ，

*4，5

Cassandra ，

i really don’t know how to feel。 it’s good， but it kinda makes me feel weird as well。 but i love how it’s trying to tell people that feminine guys are great！ interesting book！

Diana C ，

8/10

Remke ，

Hier zit wel een script voor een kinderfilm in。 Leuk en vlot geschreven， met treffende illustraties van Quentin Blake。

Ian Li ，

Wow great and Hilarious book good for teenagers and kids who are finding funny books！

Graziela ，

Definitely my favourite by David Walliams。 We find that large humour but also there's a huge sensibility about the importance of being able to express feelings。I cried as much as I laughed and it became one of my favourite books ever！ Definitely my favourite by David Walliams。 We find that large humour but also there's a huge sensibility about the importance of being able to express feelings。I cried as much as I laughed and it became one of my favourite books ever！ 。。。more

Raquel Pilar ，

This story is ADORABLE！Dennis is that lovely boy who misses his mother （who left home） and lives with his father （very angry and sad about his wife going away） and brother。 No hugging， no crying in that house。Dennis is very good at football and fancies looking at dresses and their beauty。 Then a very moving， funny and cute story starts！"The boy in the dress" deserves every praise！ This story is ADORABLE！Dennis is that lovely boy who misses his mother （who left home） and lives with his father （very angry and sad about his wife going away） and brother。 No hugging， no crying in that house。Dennis is very good at football and fancies looking at dresses and their beauty。 Then a very moving， funny and cute story starts！"The boy in the dress" deserves every praise！ 。。。more

Nathan Treizel ，

Un livre très abordable au niveau de l'anglais et très divertissant， avec une pointe d'humour aussi compréhensible par des adultes。 Une bonne découverte ！ Un livre très abordable au niveau de l'anglais et très divertissant， avec une pointe d'humour aussi compréhensible par des adultes。 Une bonne découverte ！ 。。。more

Charlotte Redhead ，

Another great Walliams book， a light hearted， easy read

Laura Tomic ，

❤︎jako zabavna i jedinstvena knjiga

Zallee Pepper ，

An excellent read。 Quick， well written， enjoyable， awesome point！ A lot like Australia's Morris Gleitzman。 I believe David Walliams has a good reputation - he has earned it。 An excellent read。 Quick， well written， enjoyable， awesome point！ A lot like Australia's Morris Gleitzman。 I believe David Walliams has a good reputation - he has earned it。 。。。more

Julian Tyrel ，

A quick and charming read

Reference

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