{"product_id":"chronicles-of-a-lizard-nobody-9781536244397","title":"Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Utterly original, absolutely brilliant, and delightfully surprising. This author-illustrator dream team have done one of the hardest things there is to do: put together a book that is at once profound and preposterously fun.\" --Jarrett Lerner, author of \u003ci\u003eA Work in Progress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Principal Wombat makes monitor lizards Zeke, Daniel, and Alicia hall monitors, Zeke gives up on popularity at his new school. Brought in as part of a district blending program, the monitor lizards were mostly ignored before. Reptiles aren't bullied any more than other students, but they do stick out among zebras, ostriches, and elk. Why would Principal Wombat make \u003ci\u003ethem \u003c\/i\u003ehall monitors? Alicia explains that it's because mammals are afraid of being yelled (hissed) at by reptiles. The principal's just a good general, deploying her resources. Zeke balks, until he gets on the wrong side of Pelicarnassus. More than a bully, the pelican is a famed international supervillain--at least when his mother isn't looking. Maybe the halls \u003ci\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e a war zone, and the school needs a hero. Too bad it isn't . . . Zeke. Smart, relatable, and densely illustrated in black and white for graphic appeal, this middle-grade series debut by a revered author returns to his themes of grief, bullying, and negotiating differences--but with zeal and comic relief to spare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Ness \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eA Monster Calls\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd), which won both the Carnegie Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal, was a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize Finalist, and was made into a major motion picture for which he wrote the screenplay. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling Chaos Walking trilogy, \u003ci\u003eMore Than This\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRelease\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Different for Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rest of Us Just Live Here\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBurn\u003c\/i\u003e. His many accolades include two Carnegie Medals, an Olivier Award, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eChildren's Fiction Prize, the Book Trust Teenage Prize, and the Costa Children's Book Award. Patrick Ness lives in Los Angeles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Miller \u003c\/b\u003eis the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eMoo Moo in a Tutu\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat's Cooking, Moo Moo?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTiny Kitty, Big City\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Izzy Paints\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the illustrator of\u003ci\u003e Horse Meets Dog\u003c\/i\u003e by Elliott Kalan, \u003ci\u003eSnappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSnappsy the Alligator And His Best Friend Forever! (Probably)\u003c\/i\u003e by Julie Falatko, \u003ci\u003eMargarash \u003c\/i\u003eby Mark Riddle, and the middle-grade series Hamstersaurus Rex by Tom O'Donnell. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and three rescue cats.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Walker Books Us","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51254177726738,"sku":"9781536244397","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cfd02e33-b11f-4d71-962b-3ae1df1032da.jpg?v=1746312941","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chronicles-of-a-lizard-nobody-9781536244397","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}