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Airman
Boy living in the Saltee Islands is caught up in political intrigue and adventure, putting it mildly. Really good.
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2/2008
And Another Thing
A continuation of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series.
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5/2012
Artemis Fowl
12-year-old Aretemis plans to steal the Elves gold using modern technology, to restore his criminal family's fortune. Clever!
Read:
7/2002
Artemis Fowl : The lost colony
Artemis and Holly have dealing with the 8th family of fairies, AND, Artemis meets a girl as smart as him, probably. Read again in 2009, by misteak.
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11/2006Read:
8/2009
Artemis Fowl: The Artic Incident
The world's youngest arch-ciminal genius is now 13. He finds out his father is being held for ransom, and in the Lower Elements the goblins are revolting. Enjoyably clever!
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7/2002
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
The boy criminal has to get the technology he stole back from the fiend who stole it from him, to save the fairy land from being discovered. Very good.
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6/2003
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
Artemis and Holly match wits against Opal again.
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5/2005
Benny And Omar
Benny's Da is transferred to Tunesia. Benny misses Ireland, and hurling, but makes a friend in Omar, a poor local. Tramatic events ensue.
Words I Had To Look Up:
Rider To The Sea (pg.247) -- An Irish play by John Millington Synge.
Hurley (pg. 2) -- Stick used in the Irish game of Hurling.
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He was of the Father Barry school of coaching, where nothing good ever came of encouragement. Fear of consequences was the only way to make a young chap learn. (pg. 142)Read:
12/2008
Half Moon Investigations
An Irish boy with a badge investigates thefts at his school.
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9/2012
Highfire
This was described as "hilarious", and while it had much humor, "hilarious" would not be the word to pop in my little brain. I did enjoy it very much, and I think it could make a cute movie if handled correctly.
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Now he was king of jack shit in Mudsville, Louisiana. But he'd lived in worse places. The water was cool, and the alligators did what they were told, for the most part.Quote:
Then Vern dropped his cargo pants, magicked his dragon tackle out of somewhere, and pissed all over Squib's arm.
Mostly his arm.Quote:
If there was one thing the species could come together on, it was balls ache, and the desire to avoid same.Quote:
[...] and a slice of lemon pie submerged in whipped cream fresh from the nozzle.Read:
3/2025
The Supernaturalist
Nifty science fiction story. Cosmo gets zapped and gets the ability to see blue creatures that seem to be sucking the life out of people!
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3/2008
The Wish List
A bad girl dies and has do some good deed to avoid going to the bad place. Read 3/2005
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3/2005
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