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In this hysterical #1 New York Times bestseller, one kid has to wrangle gators, snakes, bats that bite, and a reality show host gone rogue! This is Carl Hiaasen’s Florida—where the creatures are wild and the people are wilder!

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

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

WINNER 2013 ALA Best Books for Young Adults

WINNER 2012 Amazon Best of the Year

WINNER 2012 Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year

WINNER 2012 Florida State Book Award-Silver Medal Winner in YA Literature Category

WINNER 2012 Kid’s Indie Next List “Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers”

WINNER 2014 Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award

NOMINEE 2014 Florida Sunshine State Book Award

NOMINEE 2015 Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award

NOMINEE 2016 Iowa Teen Book Award

NOMINEE 2013 Kentucky Bluegrass Award

NOMINEE 2013 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award

NOMINEE 2015 Minnesota Maud Heart Lovelace Award

NOMINEE 2015 Missouri Mark Twain Award

NOMINEE 2014 Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award

NOMINEE 2014 Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award

NOMINEE 2013 YALSA Best Books for Young Adults

NOMINEE Young Adult Services Division, School Library Journal Author Award

FINALIST GoodReads Choice Award

ISBN9780375898952

Published onMar 27, 2012

Published byKnopf Books for Young Readers

Pages304

Age Range10 and up

GradeGrade 5 & Up

Reading LevelLexile: 800L | Fountas/Pinnell: W

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Carl Hiaasen

CARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of fourteen previous novels, including the bestsellers Squeeze Me, Razor Girl, Bad Monkey, Star Island, Nature Girl, Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, and Lucky You, and six bestselling children’s books, Hoot, Flush, Scat, Chomp, Skink, and Squirm. His most recent work of nonfiction is Assume the Worst.carlhiaasen.comCARL HIAASEN is available for select readings and lectures. To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau at speakers@penguinrandomhouse.com or visit prhspeakers.com.

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