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The Accidental Adventures of Onion OBrien: The Great Ape Escape


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No. of pages 224

Published: 2019

Great for age 9-18 years

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The Accidental Adventures of Onion OBrien is the deadly debut from Irelands Got Talents Jason Byrne! Meet Onion OBrien. Hes an ordinary kid growing up in the suburbs where nothing ever happens. Except when it does, it always happens to him. Luckily, his friends have his back. Theres Sive OConnor, Dallan Okoye, Clona OHare and Onions big brother Derek (who thinks hes too cool to be in the gang). Together theyre the Five Os. The circus has come to Ballinlud and Onions grandad got free tickets for the whole gang! But the evening turns out to be more eventful than planned when a young orang-utan escapes and ends up in Onions back garden. Can the Five Os save the ape from the evil ringmaster and keep her hidden in suburbia long enough to get her safely to Tota Freedom Wildlife Park? Made me laugh so much, milk came out my nose David ODoherty A brilliantly funny read Sunday Independent

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 8-11 years.

There are 224 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2019 by Gill .

Jason Byrne is one of Ireland's most popular comedians and a judge on Virgin Media One's Ireland's Got Talent. He has a huge international career as a stand-up comedian and many television credits to his name. Oisin McGann is a writer and illustrator who has produced dozens of books, including Headbomz: Wreckin' Yer Head, the Mad Grandad series and The Forbidden Files.