The book itself is pretty good throughout, with the daily middle school drama and the social issues middle schoolers face,but at the end the book starts to veere from reality to strange fiction and that is why i rated it low.This is a pretty good book , just dont get too captivated into it,because you'll be disapointed at the end.
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Half-Moon Investigations
(2006, Fiction - Mystery, Written by Eoin Colfer)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10. -
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Common Sense says
Clever detective fiction for middle-graders.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 10 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Half-Moon Investigations
Parents need to know that Fletcher is beaten with a club into unconsciousness and hospitalized. Also, the adults in this story are mostly useless, and the most appealing characters are petty criminals.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the deductive techniques Fletcher uses. How does he figure out who the real culprit is? Were you able to figure it out before he did? Also, what would it be like to be Red? Why do people treat him the way they do? Why do they assume he's up to no good?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
good read until the end
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Amusing and entertaining!
Very interesting and amusing.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Great Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Half Moon is a book that made me hold my breath until I fainted(idiom). My favorite part was how there are many investigations inside of just one. I also like how it circles around one event and is the main clue.
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Great for child and parent
I read this book with my 10 year old and she loved it. My 13 year old started listening in and he also thought it was great. Very clever story, well written, and funny. There is a little bit of violence with fighting but no one is hurt very badly. I definitly recommend it.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Bought It 4 my son.
My son loves the other books by this author and I found this book at my childs bookfair thought he'd love it he di then said I had 2 read it 2 and once I started it i couldn't put it down. Now I'm hoping that Shrkey & Fletcher Moon get "The Half Moon Investigations" underway. I just assume that was what Fletcher ment by "You're half right. It was very funny as well. Just wonderful!!!!
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