Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy

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Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy
Written by Jonathan Hill
Format: Hardback
ISBN-13: 9781536216462
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Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy
A Graphic Novel

author/illustrator: Jonathan Hill

Threatened with diminishing resources, Booger Lizk’t and his family flee their lizard community deep below Earth’s crust to survive above among humans. The Lizk’t family of Elberon now passes as the Tomkins family of Eagle Valley. “Tommy Tomkins” wears a human face to school but can’t seem to fit in no matter how he looks. The basketball team becomes a pipe dream when bullies label him a bug eater, and only Dung Tran, an immigrant from Vietnam and fellow outsider, sees Tommy for who he is inside, which is nothing like the outer-space lizard invaders on TV’s hottest series. Can their friendship survive the truth? In his first solo middle-grade book, award-winning creator Jonathan Hill perfectly captures the sometimes dystopian drama of middle school while reminding readers of the universal need for belonging.

Drawing on the experiences of his Vietnamese American family and his love of ’80s sci-fi shows, Jonathan Hill crafts a funny, insightful graphic novel about the immigrant experience and the perils of middle school.
suggested retail price (U.S./CAN):
$24.99 / $33.99
isbn-10/isbn-13:
1536216461 /  9781536216462
on sale date:
09/2022
type/format:
Middle Grade Graphic Novel / Hardback
age range:
8 yrs - 12 yrs
# of pages/size:
288 / 6" x 8 1/2"
grade range:
Grade 3 - Grade 7
 
subjects:
Social Themes; Body;
author’s comments:
Jonathan Hill is the creator of Odessa and the cocreator of Americus and Science Comics: Wild Weather: Storms, Meteorology, and Climate. An Ignatz Award–nominated graphic novelist, illustrator, and educator, he lives in Portland, Oregon.
 
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