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Moone Boy volume 2
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When Padraic briefly runs away from home, the Moones discover that his parents are having marital problems. The troubled Padraic takes to shoplifting and is eagerly joined by Martin and Sean on his crime spree, while Debra seizes the opportunity to launch her career as a marriage counselor.
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Moone Boy volume 4
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Liam's younger brother Daniel arrives unexpectedly for a visit, causing a lot of tension at home. When Martin makes a strange new discovery, Uncle Daniel tries to tell him about the birds and bees, but Liam insists that he should be the one to do it.
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Moone Boy volume 2
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It's Martin's first day at his new school and he promptly falls in love with his art teacher, Miss Tivnan. Meanwhile Debra discovers that the school isn't bothering to run the annual Back to School Dance this year, and so decides to organize it herself. At the dance, Martin tries to impress Miss Tivnan, but ends up making a spectacular show of himself.
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Moone Boy volume 5
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It's Fidelma's hen do and Dessie's stag and the Moone's get new neighbors.
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Moone Boy volume 5
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Martin decides to become an altar boy and is indoctrinated into a group of young Catholics. He discovers that the leader of them all is the earnest, keyboard-playing Dessie. When his sister falls for this corrupt young Don, Martin must face a decision.
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Moone Boy volume 3
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Martin and Padraic are building a raft. It's their most exciting construction project yet and has almost nothing to do with being forced to read 'Huckleberry Finn' at school. Their plan is to sail it into town on a hot, sunny day and eat ice-creams on it and let all their friends swim off it and be the most popular lads in town.
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Moone Boy volume 1
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Ireland has qualified for the World Cup, but it clashes with the Moones' holiday plans. Not being a fan of football, Liam insists that they head to Donegal as planned. But soon after arriving, Martin and Sean decide to hitch back to Boyle.
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Moone Boy volume 3
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Martin decides to shorten his commute to school by demolishing part of his garden wall. However this new shortcut proves all too popular with the other school kids and parents, turning the garden into a busy thoroughfare.
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Moone Boy volume 1
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Martin's twelfth birthday takes a bad turn when his new bicycle gets trashed by bullies. Seeking protection from another bully, Declan Mannion, Martin is forced to play cupid to set him up with his sister.
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Moone Boy volume 4
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Martin sees 'The Greatest thing his little eyes have ever witnessed' and with money tight in the Moone household he sets to work on the golf course. An old rivalry rears its head and Liam challenges his nemesis to a 'Handball duel'.
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Moone Boy volume 2
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Martin's mother Debra is keeping busy hitting the campaign trail to support Mary Robinson's bid for the Irish presidency. A neglected Martin soon tires of his sister's cooking and befriends new boy Trevor whose chef-parents feed the boys like kings.
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Moone Boy volume 6
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It's Fidelma and Dessie's wedding. Martin has to say a heartbreaking goodbye.
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Moone Boy volume 1
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To celebrate their wedding anniversary, Liam and Debra abandon the kids and head for the sunny south-east, but their romantic getaway goes awry after a chance encounter with one of Liam's old flames. Meanwhile Martin and Padraic spend the weekend in Dublin and discover their hidden talents as encyclopedia salesmen.
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Moone Boy volume 3
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Fidelma, Dessie and Baby Rose move into the Moone house, making the cramped quarters even tighter. Hoping that Grandad might offer his empty house, the Moones bring him over from the nursing home and make their own house look as awful as possible. Amid the Moone slum, Martin and Padraic attempt to film a hilarious clip for a home video TV show.
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Moone Boy volume 6
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Martin and Sean discover that Grandad's Alzheimer's has led to the return of his childhood imaginary friend, George Gershwin - a piano-playing swingin' cat, who's enjoying his last hurrah and wants to fulfill his bucket list before Grandad kicks the bucket.
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Moone Boy volume 4
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Soon after a UFO sighting, Martin's donkey mysteriously disappears, so he logically assumes it's been abducted by aliens. The media eagerly report his tall tale, which doesn't go down well with the Town Council who are trying to promote a gentler image of Boyle. As Martin and Padraic try to make contact with the aliens, the Council tries to strong-arm Liam into suppressing Martin's story.
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Moone Boy volume 6
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It's the last week of school and Martin is determined to end his time there with a bang. Sinead's hard work at exam time causes financial pressure for Debra and Liam, and Fidelma drops a bombshell on the family.
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Moone Boy volume 5
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Dessie is eager to move his family out of the Moone home, so he decides to launch a new business - Boyle's first Catholic bookshop. Liam is less convinced that this will be a 'cash cow' so moves on to Plan B - building them an extension in the garden. This provides a wealth of building materials for Martin who has moved into the attic and is busily renovating his new 'penthouse'.
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Little Boy Blue volume 2
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As Rhys's family attends his funeral, the suspects dispose of anything to incriminate them. With nothing to discredit the gang, Detective Kelly still has no clear evidence to make an arrest
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Ya Boy Kongming! volume 5
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Kabetaijin, an unrivaled freestyle rapper, quit the scene and fled into the shadows, but there is no foxhole deep enough to hide him from Kongming!