Dinosaur Boy

by Cory Putman Oakes

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Pub Date Feb 03 2015 | Archive Date Mar 31 2015

SOURCEBOOKS Jabberwocky | Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

Children's Fiction | Sci Fi & Fantasy

Description

Sometimes being different is good...

Even if it means having a tail and spikes. Everyone knows the dinosaur gene skips a generation. So it wasn't a complete surprise when Sawyer sprouted a tail and spikes before he started fifth grade. After all, his grandfather was part stegosaurus.

Despite Principal Mathis's Zero Tolerance Policy, Sawyer is a bully magnet, befriended only by BFF Elliot 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.

Now it's up to the unlikely trio to rescue their tormentors from a galactically horrible fate.

Sometimes being different is good...

Even if it means having a tail and spikes. Everyone knows the dinosaur gene skips a generation. So it wasn't a complete surprise when Sawyer sprouted a...

Advance Praise

"With issues like bullying, not fitting in, and heroism...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 In Search of Sasquatch and Dinosaur Mummies

"DINOSAUR BOY is a delightfully zany and terrifically fun story." --Greg Leitich Smith, award-winning author of Chronal Engine and Little Green Men at the Mercury Inn

“Funny, fast-paced, and filled with surprising twists, Dinosaur Boy is a charming story about friendship, bullies, dinosaurs,and learning to live with being very, very different. The ending will have boys and girls roaring for more of Sawyer’s adventures, and possibly wishing for their very own dinosaur genes!” --Nikki Loftin, author of The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy and Nightingale’s Nest

"An entertaining barrel ride past sheaves of middle-grade themes from bullying to racial identity." --Kirkus