The hysterical no 1 New York Times bestseller by Newbery honoree Carl Hiaasen -- featuring gators, animal wranglers, inept reality TV hosts and one frozen iguana.
Wahoo Cray has grown up with a zoo in his backyard - alligators, snakes, rats, monkeys and parrots ... but it's his dad who's the real unpredictable critter. When his dad 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 dad from killing the show's inept star Derek Badger, who insists on using real wild animals for his stunts. And Wahoo's acquired a shadow named Tuna, a girl who's hiding from her own dad. 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 promptly get lost themselves. And then Tuna's dad shows up with a gun...
It's anyone's guess who will survive...
This book has been graded for interest at 12+ years.
There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .
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This book has been nominated for the following awards:
North Carolina Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Junior category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award.
Cybils Award
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Middle Grade category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.
Pat Conroy Southern Book Award
This book was recognised by the Pat Conroy Southern Book Award.
Georgia Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Georgia Children's Book Award.
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.
Young Reader's Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
This book was recognised by the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award.
Buckeye Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Buckeye Children's Book Award.
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award.
Florida Book Award
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Florida Book Award.
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books For Children and Teens
This book was recognised in the Audiobook category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.
