Dinosaur Boy - by Cory Putman Oakes (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Everyone knows the dinosaur gene skips a generation. </p><p>So it isn't a complete surprise when Sawyer sprouts spikes and a tail before the start of fifth grade. After all, his grandfather was part stegosaurus.</p><p>Being a dinosaur is pretty cool, despite a sudden craving for vegetables. Except some of the kids at school aren't too thrilled with his spikey tail - even if he covers them with tennis balls. Sawyer is relieved when a couple of the bullies mysteriously stop coming to school, until he discovers a secret more shocking than Dino DNA! The disappearing kids are in for a galactically horrible fate...and only Sawyer, with the help of his friends Elliot and Sylvia, can rescue them.</p><p>"A hilarious adventure and as sharp as a stegosaurus's tail...fantastic." --Nathan Bransford, author of <em>Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow </em>on <em>Dinosaur Boy</em></p><p>"Funny, fast-paced, and filled with surprising twists, <em>Dinosaur Boy</em> is a charming story... will have boys and girls roaring for more!" -Nikki Loftin, author of <em>The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy</em> and <em>Nightingale's Nest</em></p><p>A Junior Library Guild selection</p><p>And don't miss the thrilling sequel <em>Dinosaur Boy Saves Mars</em> -- coming February 2016.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A fun mix of school drama, science fiction, and humor, the story explores the daily hassles of living as part dinosaur, along with the real pain of bullying." - Booklist<br><br>"A rollicking, action-packed read...a deceptively layered take on middle-grade social dynamics that will have your young reader appreciating Oakes' storytelling twists and turns as much as her lessons about acceptance" - Austin American-Statesman<br><br>""Oakes emphasizes the effects of bullying and peer pressure. There are also plenty of fun science and sci-fi ideas woven throughout. The trim size and plot-driven pacing make this an ideal recommendation for reluctant readers... A fun and funny read with layers of deeper issues."" - Austin American-Statesman<br><br>"Oakes emphasizes the effects of bullying and peer pressure. There are also plenty of fun science and sci-fi ideas woven throughout. The trim size and plot-driven pacing make this an ideal recommendation for reluctant readers...A fun and funny read with layers of deeper issues" - School Library Journal<br><br>"Credible characters and real-life issues like bullying, appreciating differences, and being true to oneself keep Oakes's (The Veil) series kickoff grounded...Oakes draws on everything from the dubiousness of zero-tolerance bullying policies (especially when they're being used to ship students to Jupiter) to the importance of tolerance and the injustice of discrimination to create a story with unexpected depth" - Publishers Weekly<br><br>"An entertaining barrel ride past sheaves of middle-grade themes from bullying to racial identity." - Kirkus<br>
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