From the critically acclaimed author of cult teen novel Grasshopper
Jungle, Andrew Smith, comes a startlingly original tale of
friendship and brotherhood, war and humanity, identity and
existence. Ariel, the sole survivor of an attack on his village in
the Middle East is 'rescued' from the horrific madness of war in
his homeland by an American soldier and sent to live with a family
in suburban Virginia. And yet, to Ariel, this new life with a
genetic scientist father and resentful brother, Max, is as
confusing and bizarre as the life he just left. Things get even
weirder when Ariel and Max are sent to an all-boys summer camp in
the forest for tech detox. Intense, funny and fierce friendships
are formed. And all the time the scientific tinkerings of the boys'
father into genetics and our very existence are creeping up on them
in their wooden cabin, second by painful second ... An immersive
read for fans of Michael Grant, John Green, Stephen King, and Sally
Green's Half Bad novels. Andrew Smith has always wanted to be a
writer. After graduating college, he wrote for newspapers and radio
stations, but found it wasn't the kind of writing he'd dreamed
about doing. Born with an impulse to travel, Smith, the son of an
immigrant, bounced around the world and from job to job, before
settling down in Southern California. There, he got his first 'real
job', as a teacher in an alternative educational program for
at-risk teens, married, and moved to a rural mountain location.
Smith has now written several award-winning YA novels including
Winger, Stick, and Grasshopper Jungle. Praise for Grasshopper
Jungle 'Grasshopper Jungle is what would happen if Kurt Vonnegut
wrote a YA book. This raunchy, bizarre, smart and compelling sci-fi
novel defies description - it's best to go into it with an open
mind and allow yourself to be first drawn in, then blown away.' -
Rolling Stone 'A cool/passionate, gay/straight, male/female,
absurd/real, funny/moving, past/present, breezy/profound
masterpiece of a book.' - Michael Grant, bestselling author of the
GONE series. 'If you only read one book this year about sexually
confused teens battling 6 foot tall head-chomping praying mantises
in small town America, make it this one.' - Charlie Higson, author
of the bestselling Young Bond series. 'I devoured @marburyjack's
wonderful 'cool/passionate' Grasshopper Jungle'. Sally Green,
author of Half Bad. 'Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith. You must
read immediately. It's an absolute joy. Scary, funny, sexy. Trust
me.' - Jake Shears, lead singer of The Scissor Sisters 'Not for the
faint-hearted. Mutant grasshoppers, rampant lust - a tale of teen
self discovery that grips like a mating mantis.' - Metro
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