{"product_id":"how-to-outswim-a-shark-without-a-snorkel-9781402297588","title":"How to Outswim a Shark Without a Snorkel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Keating delivers a fun-filled, pitch-perfect book...An amusing, highly readable book about the perils of being 12 in a snake-eat-snake world.\"--\u003cem\u003eKirkus \u003c\/em\u003eStarred Review on \u003cem\u003eHow to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Untied\u003c\/em\u003e (My Life is a Zoo Book 1)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnaWright's life is a zoo--literally\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAna Wright's summer just got terrifying. She's finally getting used to living in a zoo (no, seriously--she lives with her family in an actual zoo), when she's assigned to work in the new shark tank. With her worst enemy. Forget about sharks! Ashley is the ultimate predator. And after Ana's favorite croc peed on Ashley's shoes, she's probably out for revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis can't be good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJess Keating combines the quirky humor and animal-centric plots of Carl Hiaasen with the awkward adolescent antics of Lauren Myracle in this fresh new middle grade series!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Untied: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A menagerie of laugh-out-loud antics.\"--Anna Staniszewski, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dirt Diary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A wild romp, filled with humor and heart.\"--Lisa Schroeder, author of\u003cem\u003e It's Raining Cupcakes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Keating, a zoologist, enriches her debut novel with fascinating animal facts, awkward moments with a variety of wild species, and \"creature files\" Ana uses to amusingly classify her peers\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An absolutely perfect summer read.\"--Girls' Life Magazine.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Life is literally a zoo for shy 12-year-old Anna, who is trying to avoid seventh-grade bullies while hiding that her family lives among crocodiles and elephants.\" --\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeating, Jess:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - As an author and zoologist, Jess Keating has tickled a shark, lost a staring contest against an octopus, and been a victim to the dreaded paper cut. She lives in Ontario, Canada, where she spends most of her time writing books for adventurous and funny kids. Her first fiction novel How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Untied received a Starred Review from Kirkus and has been nominated for a Red Maple award. Visit her online at jesskeating.com.","brand":"Sourcebooks Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50414995144978,"sku":"9781402297588","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d7e9fe47-0ec2-4691-9417-ff9c865b21d5.jpg?v=1729392708","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-outswim-a-shark-without-a-snorkel-9781402297588","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}