Agent Z and the Killer Bananas

Oct 1, 2024 3:25 PM

Author:Mark Haddon

Ben's repulsive cousin, T.J., comes to stay. He discovers an incriminating videotape of Agent Z activities and blackmails Ben into becoming his slave.Meanwhile, Ben, Jenks and Barney embark on their first film, entitled Invasion of the Killer Bananas, in which T.J. unwittingly has a starring role. When T.J. disappears, however, the film points towards Ben, Jenks and Barney as murder suspects!In an attempt to clear their names, the boys use all the cunning of Agent Z to try and lure T.J. home and into the hands of the police . . .Mark Haddon has a sharp understanding of what makes children tick, and they will delight in the ever more daring, ever more hilarious missions of Agent Z and his three creators.

Reviews

Full of mischief and madness

—— Teaching & Learning

Zany humour

—— Oxford Times

If you want to encourage boys of nine-plus to read, this laugh-aloud book is the one

—— Sunday Tribune

Awesome jokes that made me laugh out loud ... one of the funniest books I have read.

—— Isla, age 9

I loved it because it is full of hilarious pictures . . . such as TEPOC - the Emergency Page Of Calm. Make a copy of this page and show it to your Mum when she is getting stressed!

—— Ross, age 10

Loved it! Really enjoyed it - favourite chapter was the danger pets

—— Jennifer, age 7

This book is very good for boys as it contains scary and rude things. . . !

—— Tomasz, age 9

Brilliantly silly

—— Sunday Express

A star turn that will amuse smart seven-year-olds, 17-year-olds, and, in our experience, 47-year olds . . . well-paced and funny throughout

—— Time Out London

Imagine the Mighty Boosh crashed into the Wimpy Kid

—— The Times

Brilliantly funny

—— Gransnet.com

Laugh-out-loud

—— TheSchoolRun.com

Imagine the Mighty Boosh crashed into the Wimpy Kid

—— The Times

Previous Article：The Complete Adventures of Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf Next Article：Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book *NEW large format*

Comments

Welcome to zzdbook comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.