Fins of Fury

My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish #3

by Mo O'Hara, Marek Jagucki (Illustrator)

When Tom zapped Frankie the goldfish back to life with a battery, he certainly didn’t expect him to become a BIG FAT ZOMBIE GOLDFISH with incredible hypnotic powers. But it turns out that a zombie goldfish is a great pet to have on your side when your big brother is an evil scientist whose plans need to be thwarted.

There’s something fishy going on in the woods, as Tom and his best friend Pradeep take Frankie on a camping adventure. Could the Beast of Burdock Woods be real?

Then, something weird is going on with Mark. He’s actually being . . . nice! Meanwhile, paranormal pets (including a teleporting tortoise, a mostly invisible poodle, a levitating budgie, and a vampire kitten) are missing all over town. Can Tom and Pradeep find out what’s going on before Frankie disappears?

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Humor, Fantasy, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, School

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 2, 2014

About the author

"Originally from America, I moved to London because I wanted to live abroad but spoke no foreign languages. After a brief and unsuccessful stint as a serving wench at the Tower of London I found work as an actress and comedy performer. I’ve perfomed regularly at Edinburgh and London comedy festivals. A few years back I got a job touring around the UK as a storyteller and that’s when I discovered that kids liked, laughed at and didn’t fall asleep when I performed stuff that I wrote myself. I was hooked on writing and performing for kids..."

Reviews

[Willemijn jufwillemijnopallstars · Rating 3 out of 5]

Frankie de zombiegoudvis is terug met een derde boek! Twee nieuwe verhalen over Tom, Pradeep en natuurlijk Frankie 🐠. Het eerste verhaal is vooral heel spannend met kamperen en gekke geluiden. In het tweede verhaal zijn er meerdere huisdieren verdwenen in de buurt. Wie heeft ze toch gestolen en waarom is Mark ineens zo aardig? Tom en Pradeep zoeken het voor je uit 🙃

[Kieran Cobb · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about how Tom and Pradeep go to a camp in the summer with there idol grizzly and mark ends up looking for an evil scientist summer job but ends up going with Tom and Pradeep to serve Sam savage Tom and Pradeep ends up finding out that Sam savage is evil and mark is again trying to get Frankie and he does so Tom and Pradeep make a plan to get him back while they are mark runs into a panther and Frankie hypnotized it and he washed down stream but mark gets him back then tom and Pradeep use the panther to trick mark into screaming and chucking Frankie and then he lands in a barf bag filld with water meanwhile sam savage is trying to get away and they have a plan to stop him..............


I would recomend this book to a 4th grader

[Periodic · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won a copy of this book through a Goodreads Giveaway. It took forever to get to me, but I’m very happy that the book finally came.
If I was a kid, this is the type of story that I would read over and over again until the pages were falling out. Tom’s brother Mark starts mixing chemicals in a fishbowl and nearly kills Frankie the goldfish. Tom and his bff Pradeep zap him back to life with a battery and Frankie becomes a zombie fish who can hypnotize people.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

[SPOILER] I thought it was really interesting because at the end, Mark gets an evil cat.

[Edgaras Šakuras · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lyg ir viskas tvarkinga, nuotykių netrūksta, bet skaitant atrodo, kad kažkur jau girdėta ir/ar matyta.

[Aiden Villalobos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Reads Review
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish is about a boy, Tom, who has a dangerous fish, Frankie. Frankie is so dangerous he can hypnotize someone. Tom and his friend Pradeep went to a camp and secretly brought Frankie. Tom wasn’t excited for camp because he begged his mom for him not to go. During camp Tom accidently lost Frankie, and now Frankie might hypnotize all the kids at camp. Tom and Pradeep got all the help they could use, which was only Tom’s older brother Mark. I recommend this book to people who like to laugh and mystery. I recommend this book to parents, kids, and teachers.

[Michele Burkholder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun book to read with your child.

[Heather Laskos · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 10 year old picked this book. It was a little silly, the adventures of a zombie goldfish, but contained evil scientists, best friends, camping and mysteries.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

M and I read this together . It is way better than I thought it was going to be. I enjoyed both of the stories and the illustrations are good. I would read more for sure.

[Victor]

cool + scary

[Thomas Falla · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is just entertaining stories about a goldfish and a boy I feel like it was more entertaining than what I expected. This book impacted me in a weird way of liking to read more and the author is smart to be honest.I observed that the style of the book is a bunch of fiction with other elements I feel like it was more for younger kids though. The author is really smart you can see in the book I felt like when the kids were protecting the fish. It was a basic plan but the author was the scientist he or she just outplayed them completely. I felt like they could have made both stories longer the camp was short and left me with a bunch of questions. The scientist one could’ve been longer it included too little of the other animals and a big question I had was what happened to them afterwards. The only thing that this book did to me was my dreams which I liked because I had some cool dreams. I would recommend this book to my friend Sebas because I saw him reading a similar book and I think he would like it. I think that’s all from me bye.

[McKenzie Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

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This is such a fun series. Gross, humorous, weird, and highly entertaining. This series is perfect for reluctant readers and book lovers alike.

This is the third book in the series, but there is enough explanation within the story so the books don't necessarily have to be read in order. It can be read as a standalone (but I happened to love the first two books so I recommend reading them as well).

The book consists of two zombie fish stories, "Frankie Goes Wild", which is full of spooky camping with a few surprise guests, and "Revenge of the Paranormal Pets", a mystery about missing nearly-super pets. Both are very funny and entertaining.

I really can't get enough of this series. It is the perfect combination of strange, creative, and fun. I'm already looking forward to the next book.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun. While parts of the book—the villains, heroes, and the like—can be a bit predictable, the author does a great job keeping the mystery age-appropriate, funny, and interesting. And admittedly, there were a few curve balls that were thrown in that I didn't see coming, so that was also enjoyable and kept the story lines engaging. Like that the author breaks the book into two separate, larger stories... and appreciate the cliffhangers at the end of most chapters. Loved the use of inner monologues, asides, and some cheeky humor. Overall a fan of the series and what the author's done in writing fun mysteries for young audiences. Great book!

[TheBookWorm🐛 🐛 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again, this book is ok. It’s not the best, but it is fine. One thing that I don’t like about it is that the books are pretty much the exact same. You have a villain who does something bad. The villain tries to take the goldfish and take over the world, but he is always stopped. It’s the exact same thing. I get it. This book is for littler kids, and they won’t find it repetitive, but I do. I would not recommend this series for someone that is capable of reading much bigger books. I would recommend this book/books for littler kids that need a small chapter book to read.

[Dominic R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

2nd Quarter 3rdChoise book

Tom Goes on an exiting camping trip where he meets an evil scientist names Sam Savage. As always mark is trying to be evil and he helps Sam to capture the fish and run. As the trip Turns to a backfire Someone is stealing peoples pets and tom Try's to find out what is wrong. The person Zaps mark and oddly mark turns nice. The petnapper was sanj and try's to you's the zapper to have a pet army. Every body stops him and mark turns evil one again.

[Callum · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book about a Zombie Goldfish who’s name is Frankie and Frankie however now Frank has the ability to hypnotise because Franks owner Toms brother messes around with chemicals leaving him with this ability. This book is rated 3 stars because it has different cool images inside and also have laugh out load situations which will ensure you will laugh at. I would recommend this book for 10 and below

[Michael Nietzel · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Tom comes across an ad for a missing "paranormal" pet, he immediately wonders if his evil scientist big bother has something to do with it. But when he finds him, there is something else going on. His brother is being nice. He decides to go and investigate. Is his brother just putting on an act, or has something actually happened to him? Find out in Fins of Fury. I gave this book 4 stars for the great plot and nice story line. If you like mysteries, then you will like this book.

[Alexa Lepe · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish Fins of Fury by Mo O'Hara is a funny book. This book is about a boy Tom who zaps his goldfish Frankie back to life with a car battery. But when the goldfish comes back to life he has incredible hypnotic powers. I like this book because it is really funny and it always makes me laugh.

[Alexander Miks · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think that the book My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish: Fins of fury is awesome! It has 2 stories of filed with zombie goldfish action. Also, there are a series of zombie goldfish books. I would rate this a 4-star rating.

[Trudy Monk · Rating 3 out of 5]

A zombie fish that can hypnotise. Fun for kids and interesting in concept. I wasnt too interested in the main character, as he was a child, and the adventures were ok. I liked the drawings that appeared often.

[Maverick M · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a very exciting book. I also like how it gives me two stories to read.

[Rasta Nasseri · Rating 5 out of 5]

من طاقت نداشتم ببینم چی می‌شه و هی وای و از این جور صداها در می‌آوردم.
و چون دقیق توضیح می‌داد تونستم صحنه را تصورم کنم توی مغزم.

این کتاب را آبان ۹۶ و در ۷ سالگی خواندم.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars for another fun installment of Zombie Goldfish. I have been having a lot of fun reading my son's books. They usually make me smile and forget about a hard day.

[Patricia Kaniasty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as good as book 2 but still awesome. Love this zombie fish!!!

[DW McQuain · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was really funny, there was a hypnotizing goldfish, a levitating bird and a teleporting turtle.

[Serine Majid · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the part that it has two separate stories :D.

[Colleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ahh Fang! Another great book in the series.

[Melissa Richardson · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books are so fun and entertaining!! I love reading them with my son!

[Kyle Moreland · Rating 4 out of 5]

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