From School Library Journal
Grade 6–8—Benny Shaw is spending the summer with his lighthouse-keeper grandfather on the coast of Ireland in Eoin Colfer's novel (Miramax, 2007). The boy believes he'll be welcomed by the local children because of his athletic prowess, but he's surprised when he's chosen last for teams, bitten by a dog, and knocked on his arse by a girl named Babe. A tomboy to the extreme, Babe lets Benny know that as a townie, he has little to offer. After several amusing encounters, the duo develop a grudging respect for each other. Babe agrees to take Benny on as a partner in her profitable fishing lure business, but complications arise when a local tough boy decides to take it over. Narrator Euan Morton's Irish accent is spot-on, and after a while listeners will become comfortable with it. A brilliant story filled with humor and joy.—
Tricia Melgaard, Centennial Middle School, Broken Arrow, OK Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
