Dinosaur boy
Sprouting a tail and spikes over the summer before fifth grade, Sawyer, a boy with the dinosaur gene, is bullied in school, but when his tormentors begin to disappear, it is up to Sawyer, his best friend Elliot, and a mysterious new girl to rescue them from a galactically horrible fate.
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- ISBN: 1492605379
- ISBN: 9781492605379
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217 pages : illustrations - Publisher Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, [2015]
- Copyright ©2015
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Target Audience Note: | Ages 9 and up. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 16.99 |
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Summary
Dinosaur Boy
A laugh-out-loud, quirky new middle grade series that looks at bullying in an entirely new and inventive way. Sawyer's grandfather was part Stegosaurus, so it wasn't a complete surprise when puberty included growing spikes and a tail. But when the kids who bully him at school go missing it's up to Sawyer and his friends, Elliott and Sylvie, to solve the mystery! Despite the Principal's Zero Tolerance Policy, Sawyer becomes a bully magnet, befriended only by Elliot aka "Gigantor" and the weird new girl. When the bullies start disappearing, Sawyer is relieved--until he discovers a secret about the principal that's more shocking than Dino DNA. The bullies are in for a galactically horrible fate...and it's up to Sawyer and his friends to rescue them. Dinosaur Boy is the perfect... book for middle school boys and reluctant readers bully book for children that explores the topic in a new and inventive way dinosaur chapter book for kids 9-12 preteen gift for boys With issues like bullying, not fitting in, and heroism, this is a book that kids and adults will share and treasure. It's Wonder with dinosaurs and is sure to touch your heart."--P. J. Hoover, author of Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life "A wild and wacky adventure...with enough twists and turns to rival a roller coaster, DINOSAUR BOY is sure to appeal to wonderfully weird kids of every shape and size."--Kelly Milner Halls, award-winning author of Girl Meets Boy