Eoin colfer autobiography of benjamin moore
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Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin
Illustrated by Giovanni Rigano
Sourcebooks / Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Publication Date: August 7,
ISBN:
Ebo and his older brother, Kwame, leave Northern Africa, seeking refuge and their sister in Europe. Crossing the blazing desert by foot and rough Mediterranean seas on an inflatable boat, there is no guarantee of their survival.
The gloomy cover image of a boat crossing a choppy sea by only the light of the moon sets the tone for this graphic novel, with the title grabbing attention in bright yellow. The ripped from the headlines topic of immigrants and refugees prevails daily on televised and internet news. Ebo and Kwame are a relatable character duo and readers will empathize with their plight. Told in alternating “then” and “now” chapters, the challenges of both the desert and the sea are depicted candidly, with devastating authenticity. The illustrator uses light, setting, and facial expressions often to reinforce the atmosphere the boys are experiencing. Readers will no doubt keep turning pages quickly to find out what happens to these courageous brothers.
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PLUGGED by Eoin Colfer
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With such an iconic looking book jacket, you may be fooled (for a little while) into thinking that bestselling childrens&#; author Eoin Colfer has done some serious growing up since his hugely successful Artemis Fowl series &#; hold that thought.
For, whilst the subject matter is much more adult and dark in this tale of bouncers, strip joints, drugs and murders, he is clearly still having an absolute blast with the humour in this book.
Comparisons in early reviews constantly refer to the books of Carl Hiaasen and the movies of the Coen Brothers (I&#;d also throw in the books of Christopher Brookmyre and Bateman too) and it&#;s just that great mix of dark and sinister meets crazy outright hilarious situations which is going to make this such a hit. In short, I had a great time reading PLUGGED and can&#;t recall a book having genuine &#;laugh out loud&#; moments for quite some time.
We follow our hero, Daniel McEvoy (with Colfer writing him in the first person, despite having a disclaimer that Daniel is not based on himself!) an Irish bouncer working in New Jersey who, through one messed up situation after another finds himself caught up with a procession of drug dealers, prostitutes and a cop killing female cop. He is a