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Benny and Omar

Eoin Colfer (1998)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesBenny #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.61

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Abandonment

Hero archetypes

Fish out of Water

Synopsis

"In my old school, we had fighting, no pool and there'd be vicious matches against the other schools . . . I miss all that stuff!"Moving to Africa is the worst thing that has ever happened to Benny Shaw. No one plays hurling (the best game on the planet) and the local school is run by hippies who like to talk about feelings. As if.But when Benny meets wisecracking Omar (the name's Bond, James Bond Omar) who only speaks English in TV catchphrases, he decides that maybe life in this new country can be fun after all . . .

Tags

Contemporary FictionHumorCultural FictionSlice of Life