Grasshopper Jungle

A coolpassionate gaystraight malefemale absurdreal funnymoving pastpresent breezyprofound masterpiece of a book. Michael Grant bestselling author of the GONE series. If youre a fan of John Green Michael Grant Stephen King or Sally Greens Half Bad get your pincers stuck into this. In the small town of Ealing Iowa Austin and his best friend Robby have accidentally unleashed an unstoppable army. An army of horny hungry sixfoottall praying mantises that only want to do two things. This is the truth. This is history. Its the end of the world. And nobody knows anything about it. Funny intense complex and brave Grasshopper Jungle is a groundbreaking genrebending comingofage stunner. Look out for Andrews latest exciting novel The Alex Crow. Praise for Grasshopper Jungle If you only read one book this year about sexually confused teens battling 6 foot tall headchomping praying mantises in small town America make it this one. Charlie Higson author of the bestselling Young Bond series. I devoured marburyjacks wonderful coolpassionate Grasshopper Jungle. Sally Green author of Half Bad. Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith. You must read immediately. Its an absolute joy. Scary funny sexy. Trust me. Jake Shears lead singer of The Scissor Sisters Not for the fainthearted. Mutant grasshoppers rampant lust a tale of teen self discovery that grips like a mating mantis. Metro Andrew Smith has always wanted to be a writer. After graduating college he wrote for newspapers and radio stations but found it wasnt the kind of writing hed 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 atrisk teens married and moved to a rural mountain location. Smith has now written several awardwinning YA novels including Winger Stick and Grasshopper Jungle.