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Fintan Fedora

Clive Goddard - Author

This is a comic adventure built around Fintan's wish to prove himself and his pursuit of a rare prize, with rivals and kidnappers complicating the journey.

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Bursting with energy and exuberance, Fintan Fedora is a delightfully silly page-turner. In the deepest, darkest jungle grows something of such immense value that men will do ANYTHING to get their hands on it: the elusive and delicious chocoplum! Well-meaning but hapless Fintan Fedora is determined to prove to his father, owner of the Fedora Fancy Food Company, that he will one day be good enough to take over the family business - so he sets out to find the rare chocoplum before anyone else. Little does Fintan know that there are two totally incompetent kidnappers on his tail, as well as an evil business mogul who wants the chocoplum for himself.

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Book Analysis

At a Glance

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Humour· ExplainedAdventure· ExplainedPhysical comedy· Explained

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Violence and harmViolence

Personalised Fit

Beyond the Cover

humouradventurephysical comedyfamily expectationsself-worth

Fiction

Themes in Context

Comic adventure and mishaps

Fintan's mistakes supply comedy during an expedition; one remembered incident involves a sock hitting a monk.Exploratory / explanatory

How the book presents it: The humour comes through Fintan's comic mistakes and slapstick mishaps.

Talk about: Does the slapstick feel funny to you, or does it make you uncomfortable?

Proving himself

Fintan hopes to show his father, who owns the family food company, that he can one day take it over.Provisional reading

Talk about: If Fintan's idea of proving himself changes, what helps him rethink it?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

Fintan's repeated mistakes are part of the humour: a reader singles out a sock hitting a monk as a favourite moment. Expect comic mishaps alongside the adventure.

What Deserves Attention

The plot includes kidnappers pursuing Fintan.

A Conversation Worth Having

What does Fintan seem to believe will prove he is good enough to take over the family business, and does his view change?

Reading Approach

Try reading a little together first, then let your child decide whether Fintan's mishaps and fast-moving pursuit are the kind of humour they enjoy.

Confidence & Basis

Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.

What remains unconfirmed

Comic adventure and mishaps: The nature and consequences of other mishaps are not established.
Proving himself: The father's response and the resolution of this aim are not established.

Fintan Fedora by Clive Goddard | Open Library

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Checked: 1 October 2026.

Relevant to: Comic adventure and mishaps; Proving himself

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