Grasshopper Jungle
by Smith, Andrew
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- ISBN 13
- 9780142425008
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In the small town of Ealing, Iowa, Austin and his best friend Robby have accidentally unleashed an unstoppable army. An army of horny, hungry, six-foot-tall praying mantises that only want to do two things. This is the truth. This is history. It’s the end of the world. And nobody knows anything about it. You know what I mean. Funny, intense, complex, and brave, Grasshopper Jungle brilliantly weaves together everything from testicle-dissolving genetically modified corn to the struggles of recession-era, small-town America in this groundbreaking coming-of-age stunner. Original, weird, sexy, thought-provoking and guaranteed to stir controversy. One hell of a book .” Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of the Gone series Andrew Smith is the bravest storyteller I know. Grasshopper Jungle is the most intelligent and gripping book I’ve read in over a decade. I didn’t move for two days until I had it finished. Trust me. Pick it up right now. It’s a masterpiece .” A. S. King, Printz Honor-winning author of Ask the Passengers and Please Ignore Vera Dietz Grasshopper Jungle is about the end of the world. And everything in between .” Alex London, author of Proxy In Grasshopper Jungle , it’s as if Andrew Smith is somehow possessed by the ghost of Kurt Vonnegut. This book is nothing short of a brilliant, hilarious thrill-ride that is instantly infectious. But, the most beautiful thing about Grasshopper Jungle has nothing to do with the absurd or out-of-this-world. It is the deft hand by which Smith explores teenage love and sexuality that is truly breathtaking. In writing a history of the end of the world, Smith may have just made history himself.” John Corey Whaley, Printz Award-winning author of Where Things Come Back
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- Title
- Grasshopper Jungle
- Author
- Smith, Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0142425001
- ISBN 13
- 9780142425008
- Publisher
- Dutton Books for Young Readers
- Date Published
- 2015
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