SOLVED. YA/ Children book. Only remember that there is a father that calls his hands nonsense and nobody, so when he tickles he can say that it is nonsense or nobody is tickling him. Read around 2008. [s]

[Geniveve]

I read this around 2008 it was geared towards children but wasn't a small book around ages 11-13

[Rainbowheart]

Luka and the Fire of Life

[Kris]

Rainbowheart's suggestion of Luka and the Fire of Life by Salman Rushdie sounds right. Here are Google Books previews:

- https://books.google.com/books?id=bbx... There are different cover images.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=X_1...

...he begged, "Stop, please stop," his father replied, "It's not me. In fact, Nobody's ticking you, and when the left hand joined in and Luka, crying with laughter, protested, "You are, you are tickling me," his father replied, "You know wha? Thanks just Nonsense."

[Geniveve]

that's it! thank you

[Rainbowheart]

Awesome, glad to help out!