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Chomp

By Carl Hiaasen

By Carl Hiaasen

By Carl Hiaasen

By Carl Hiaasen

By Carl Hiaasen

By Carl Hiaasen

By Carl Hiaasen
Read by James Van Der Beek

By Carl Hiaasen
Read by James Van Der Beek

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Paperback $9.99

Mar 10, 2020 | ISBN 9780593177662 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Paperback $9.99

Mar 12, 2013 | ISBN 9780375868276 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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Mar 27, 2012 | ISBN 9780375898952 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Audiobook Download $22.00

Mar 27, 2012 | 371 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About Chomp

    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

    About Chomp

    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

    About Chomp

    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

    About Chomp

    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

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    About 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… More about Carl Hiaasen

    About 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… More about Carl Hiaasen

    About 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… More about Carl Hiaasen

    About 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… More about Carl Hiaasen

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Yearling
    Mar 10, 2020 | 320 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780593177662

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Ember
    Mar 12, 2013 | 320 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780375868276

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Mar 27, 2012 | 304 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780375898952

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $22.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Mar 27, 2012 | 371 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780307916419

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    Praise

    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

    Awards

    ALA Best Books for Young Adults WINNER 2013

    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 2012

    Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award WINNER 2014

    Florida Sunshine State Book Award NOMINEE 2014

    Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award NOMINEE 2015

    Iowa Teen Book Award NOMINEE 2016

    Kentucky Bluegrass Award NOMINEE 2013

    Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award NOMINEE 2013

    Minnesota Maud Heart Lovelace Award NOMINEE 2015

    Missouri Mark Twain Award NOMINEE 2015

    Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award NOMINEE 2014

    Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award NOMINEE 2014

    YALSA Best Books for Young Adults NOMINEE 2013

    Young Adult Services Division, School Library Journal Author Award NOMINEE

    GoodReads Choice Award FINALIST

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