Squirm

SquirmA wildly entertaining adventure involving snakes, grizzlies, a menacing drone, a missing father, and the kid determined to find him. In classic Hiaasen fashion, the animals here are wild, and the people are wilder Some facts about Billy Dickens: * He once saw a biker swerve across the road in order to run over a snake. * Later, that motorcycle somehow ended up at the bottom of a canal. * Billy isn't the type to let things go. Some facts about Billy's

A wildly entertaining adventure involving snakes, grizzlies, a menacing drone, a missing father, and the kid determined to find him. In classic Hiaasen fashion, the animals here are wild, and the people are wilder

Some facts about Billy Dickens:
* He once saw a biker swerve across the road in order to run over a snake.
* Later, that motorcycle somehow ended up at the bottom of a canal.
* Billy isn't the type to let things go.
Some facts about Billy's family:
* They've lived in six different Florida towns because Billy's mom insists on getting a house near a bald eagle nest.
* Billy's dad left when he was four and is a total mystery.
* Billy has just found his dad's address--in Montana.

This summer, Billy will fly across the country, hike a mountain, float a river, dodge a grizzly bear, shoot down a spy drone, save a neighbor's cat, save an endangered panther, and then try to save his own father.

"A fun romp that will keep readers hooked." --The New York Times

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/25/2018
ISBN: 9780385752978
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2018
Booklist 08/01/2018 pg. 70
Publishers Weekly 08/13/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2018
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2019 pg. 90
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 197011 / Squirm
Reading Level: 4.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 9