Moone Boy: The Fish Detective - Hardcover

O'Dowd, Chris; Murphy, Nick V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 125005947X ISBN 13: 9781250059475

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends, 2016

Synopsis

MARTIN MOONE AND HIS IMAGINARY FRIEND SEAN MURPHY ARE BACK! THE LAUGHS ARE BIGGER AND THE ADVENTURES SILLIER.

It’s lean times at the Moone Boy household and all Martin wants is a Game Boy. If he wants a Game Boy though, he’s going to have to work for it. So his imaginary friend, Sean, suggests he get a job...

After failing to find work as a stable boy, cowboy, or homeboy, the Moone boy instead becomes Boyle’s main butcher boy. But Francie Feeley’s Fabulous Fishatorium across the road is luring all their customers away. Convinced something fishy is afoot, Martin and Sean decide to go on an undercover mission to discover the secrets of the mysterious fish factory. But can Agent M double-O N E get to the bottom of Feeley’s slippery schemes without ending up sleeping with the fishes himself?

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About the Author

Chris O’Dowd is an award-winning actor and writer from the barmy town of Boyle in Ireland. Chris did some good acting in Bridesmaids, The IT Crowd, Gulliver’s Travels and Of Miceand Men. We won’t mention the films where he did bad acting. He has a dog called Potato and a cat who shouts at him for no reason. He studied at University College Dublin and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He graduated from neither. Chris created Moone Boy to get revenge on his sisters for putting make-up on him as a child. He cowrote the Sky TV series and this book with his good friend Nick Murphy, who is a lot older than Chris.

Nick V. Murphy is a writer from Kilkenny, Ireland. (The V. in his name stands for Very.) He went to Trinity College Dublin to study English and History, but spent most of his time doing theatre and running away from girls. This was where he bumped into Chris O’Dowd, who was out looking for pizza. After college, Nick focused on writing, which was the laziest career he could think of, as it could even be done while wearing pajamas. He wrote a few things for TV, then a movie called Hideaways, before co-writing a short film with Chris called Capturing Santa. The pajama-wearing pair developed this into the comedy series MooneBoy, which recently won an International Emmy for Best Comedy.

From School Library Journal

Gr 5 Up—Readers were first introduced to Martin Moone in The Blunder Years. He's a kooky Irish boy growing up in a family full of girls. Martin is desperate for a wing man to give him life advice, so his best friend, Padraic, suggests he find an imaginary friend (IF). A few days later, Loopy Lou arrives in Martin's closet. However, Loopy soon gets on Martin's nerves, and he applies for a second IF, Sean. Unfortunately for Sean, Martin messed up the IF process—he was supposed to find a new home for Loopy Lou before applying for a new IF, and the IF Agency wants to decommission Sean. In the second installment, Martin's family is low on cash, so Sean suggests that Martin get his own job. He becomes the butcher boy for Padraic's aunt. However, the Francie Feely's Fabulous Fishatorium across the street is stealing all her business! Deciding something fishy is going on, Martin and Sean investigate the fish factory. O'Dowd, famous for his role as Roy on the British comedy The IT Crowd, created, wrote, and starred in the show Moone Boy. The first volume acts as a prequel to the series, explaining how Martin ended up with Sean as his IF, while the second continues their hilarious adventures. Narrated by Sean and interspersed with cartoon illustrations, this series is an overlooked UK import. Give to fans of funny books, "Wimpy Kid," and O'Dowd's film work.

About this edition

• Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 125005947X
• ISBN 13: 9781250059475
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336