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The hysterical #1 New York Times bestseller from Newbery honoree Carl Hiaasen featuring gators, snakes, bats that bite, and reality show hosts gone wild! When Wahoo Cray’s dad—a professional animal wrangler—takes a job with a reality TV show called Expedition Survival!, Wahoo figures he'll have to do a bit of wrangling himself to keep his father from killing Derek Badger, the show's inept and egotistical star. But the job keeps getting more complicated: Derek Badger insists on using wild animals for his stunts; and Wahoo's acquired a shadow named Tuna—a girl who's sporting a shiner courtesy of her father and needs a place to hide out.
They've only been on location in the Everglades for a day before Derek gets bitten by a bat and goes missing in a storm. Search parties head out and promptly get lost themselves. And then Tuna's dad shows up with a gun . . .
It's anyone's guess who will actually survive Expedition Survival. . .
“Only in Florida—and in the fiction of its native son Carl Hiaasen—does a dead iguana fall from a palm tree and kill somebody.” —New York Post “Chomp is a delightful laugh-out-loud sendup of the surreality of TV that will be enjoyed by readers of all ages.” —Los Angeles Times “Chomp shines in its humorous, subtle tweaks on pop culture. . . . The real satisfaction, however, is not so much in the book’s humor but in its truth.” —Time Out Chicago Kids
A USA Today Bestseller A #1 Indie Bestseller A Kids’ Indie Next List Selection An ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee A Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year A Florida Book Award Silver Medalist
“Mystery, action, humor, and exotic animals and settings, all tied together by a writer with an exceptional grasp of language, makes this a sure hit with any mystery-loving readers.” —School Library Journal, starred review
“Hiaasen’s best for a young audience since Newbery Honor Hoot (2002) features a shy, deep-feeling protagonist who’s also a pragmatist and plenty of nature info and age-appropriate cultural commentary…. Humorous adventure tales just don’t get any more wacked…or fun to read than this.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Chomp shines in its humorous, subtle tweaks on pop culture. . . . The real satisfaction, however, is not so much in the book’s humor but in its truth.” —Time Out Chicago Kids
NOMINEE - Young Adult Services Division, School Library Journal Author Award WINNER 2012 - Amazon Best of the Year FINALIST - GoodReads Choice Award WINNER 2012 - Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year WINNER 2012 - Florida State Book Award-Silver Medal Winner in YA Literature Category NOMINEE 2013 - ALA Best Books for Young Adults NOMINEE 2014 - Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award NOMINEE 2014 - Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award NOMINEE 2013 - Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award NOMINEE 2013 - Kentucky Bluegrass Award WINNER 2013 - ALA Best Books for Young Adults NOMINEE 2014 - Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award NOMINEE 2014 - Florida Sunshine State Book Award NOMINEE 2014 - Kentucky Bluegrass Award NOMINEE 2015 - Missouri Mark Twain Award WINNER 2014 - Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award NOMINEE 2015 - Minnesota Maud Heart Lovelace Award NOMINEE 2016 - Iowa Teen Book Award WINNER 2012 - Kid's Indie Next List "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers" NOMINEE 2015 - Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award NOMINEE 2013 - YALSA Best Books for Young Adults
CARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. He writes a column for the Miami Herald and is the author of many bestselling novels including Bad Monkey, Razor Girl, and Squeeze Me.
His books for younger readers include the Newbery Honor winner Hoot, as well as Flush, Scat, Squirm, and Chomp. Skink—No Surrender was Hiaasen's first book for teens and features one of his most iconic characters, the reclusive ex-governor of Florida now known as Skink.
You can read more about Hiaasen's work at carlhiaasen.com.
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