“Neil Peel. What the hell?” snarled Ottilie. “Of all the sad sacks in this school, I get stuck sitting at a desk next to the saddest of them all…again!”

Neil Peel is about to start his first year at Titfield School, and this is his welcome.

Best friends Stephen and Grub will be at his sides as he faces bullies, takes part in a football match for the uncoordinated, tries to survive a visit from a devilish cousin who’s determined to ruin his Christmas, and even faces a brush with crime.

At least Neil’s evil genius older sister Lemony is on hand to trip him up and kick him when hes down.

Approaching adolescence is not easy for anyone, but life can be even harder when you always tell the truth. At least everybody knows where they stand with Neil, but will his honesty turn out to be a blessing or a curse?

This hilarious and heart-warming book is the first Neil Peel book by Ben Dixon. It was first published in 2020 and tells the tale of a boy who always tells the truth no matter what the situation. Sausage pranks on grandparents, fist fights with bullies, a school crush, Christmas shopping, the aftermath of a terrible haircut, Dad in love with another woman. Neil faces all of these situations in his first year at Titfield School, and the outcome of each one is hysterical and memorable.

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