{"product_id":"chomp-9780375868276","title":"Chomp","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this hysterical #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, one kid has to wrangle gators, snakes, bats that bite, and a reality show host gone rogue  This is \u003c\/b\u003eCarl Hiaasen's Florida--where the creatures are wild and the people are wilder  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's anyone's guess who will actually survive Expedition Survival. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Chomp is a delightful laugh-out-loud sendup of the surreality of TV that will be enjoyed by readers of all ages.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. He writes a column for the \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of many bestselling novels including \u003ci\u003eBad Monkey, Razor Girl, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSqueeze Me\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis books for younger readers include the Newbery Honor winner \u003ci\u003eHoot, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eFlush, Scat, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSquirm, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChomp\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eSkink--No Surrender\u003c\/i\u003e was Hiaasen's first book for teens and features one of his most iconic characters, the reclusive ex-governor of Florida now known as Skink. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou can read more about Hiaasen's work at carlhiaasen.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631170425106,"sku":"9780375868276","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c024e34c-1fe2-4f77-aa1b-15ec7ae00c86.jpg?v=1732765955","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chomp-9780375868276","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}