Billy the Fish

by Charlie James, Ned Jolliffe (Illustrations), Ned Joliffe (Illustrations)

Ned Finn is a boy who knows what he wants. He wants an entertainment system for his room. He wants a break from his boy-crazy sister, Stacey, and for his little brother Billy to leave him alone. Heck, he just wants a normal set of parents.

But when Billy eats some of their father's experimental fish food and turns into a cod, Ned just wants to turn him back. Not only are Bill's new gills drawing the attention of the local school bully, they also attract the interest of Madge Sprod, an international spy with an evil plan.

When a slippery showdown at the local aquarium pits Ned and Billy against both their enemies and a killer whale, will Ned be able to save the day before his little brother becomes fish food?

175 pages, hardcover

First published October 1, 2006

Reviews

[Marcia · Rating 1 out of 5]

A boy eats some of his father's super new fish food and ---you guessed it--turns into a fish. Predictable, unfunny, a real stinker.

[Dolores · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was trite and tedious. Very wordy and hard to stick through. It had a lot of little jokes and innuendos, but no substance. The story could have been told a lot faster and that might have made it more interesting. The premise was cool, but overworked and very one note. I wish there had been more implications of the fish food, new discoveries about it's powers. Too many small details that were necessary make the plot plausible were just thrown in as well. Reminded me of one of those cartoon network shows.

[Pat · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ned's little brother Billy turns into a fish after eating father's super-secret fish food. Clever and humorous story line, but mediocre characters.

As I was reading, I kept thinking that this book will appeal to fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid (by Jeff Kinney), but I honestly think Diary of a Wimpy Kid is funnier and better written.

[Ingrid · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had high hopes for this book, but it just didn't do anything for me and I couldn't force myself to finish it. Billy's brother eats some fish food developed by their father and turns into a cod. It sounds like it would be very funny, but it really wasn't.

[Janssen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of silly, but fun enough. The kids at my school seem to like it.