Benny and Omar

Written by Eoin Colfer

Narrated by Tom Farrelly

'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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Penguin UK Audio
• Release date: Jul 30, 2009
• ISBN: 9780141331300

Eoin Colfer

Eoin Colfer worked as a teacher before turning his attention fo full-time writing for children. He is best known for his phenomenally successful Artemis Fowl series. Eoin lives with his family in Ireland.

Reviews for Benny and Omar

[mrs9kehoe · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Hurling-mad Benny has moved to Tunisia with his family and is a fish out of water. Just outside the compound where he lives is a boy named Omar who has a very different life from Benny's. With no common language, they communicate through phrases from 1990's television. Benny can't seem to stay on the right path and his growing friendship with Omar isn't helping. Funny and heartbreaking.