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Hooray -- Andrew Smith's latest book, Grasshopper Jungle, has FINALLY been released! I'll be reviewing it later today, but lemme tell y'all -- it is, in the words of Gwen Stefani, B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
Here's the official word:
Sixteen-year-old Austin Szerba interweaves the story of his Polish legacy with the story of how he and his best friend, Robby, brought about the end of humanity and the rise of an army of unstoppable, six-foot tall praying mantises in small-town Iowa. To make matters worse, Austin's hormones are totally oblivious; they don't care that the world is in utter chaos: Austin is in love with his girlfriend, Shann, but remains confused about his sexual orientation. He is stewing in a self-professed constant state of maximum horniness, directed at both Robby and Shann.
Ultimately, it is up to Austin to save the world and propagate the species in this sci-fright journey of survival, sex, and the complex realities of the human condition.
Image may be NSFW.
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About the Author:
Andrew Smith is the award-winning author of several Young Adult novels, including the critically acclaimed Winger (Starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, and Shelf Awareness—an Amazon “Best of the Year”) and The Marbury Lens (A YALSA BFYA, and Starred reviews and Best of the Year in both Publishers Weekly and Booklist).
He is a native-born Californian who spent most of his formative years traveling the world. His university studies focused on Political Science, Journalism, and Literature. He has published numerous short stories and articles. Grasshopper Jungle, coming February 11, 2014, is his seventh novel. He lives in Southern California.
You can also visit Andrew Smith on:
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For a chance to win a copy of Grasshopper Jungle and an #UnstoppableCorn t-shirt, leave a comment with your strategy for fighting off an army of unstoppable, six-foot tall praying mantises (get creative, y'all!). A winner will be randomly chosen on Tuesday, February 18th. (U.S. only -- sorry, everyone else!)
And check out the rest of stops on the gigantic, six-foot tall praying mantis sized blog tour for Grasshopper Jungle!
February 3: The Midnight Garden and The Story Siren
February 4: Good Choice Reading and Bookish
February 5: I Read Banned Books and Jenna Does Books
February 6: Bibliophilia, Please and Escaping One Book At A Time
February 7: Scott Reads It and Live to Read
February 10: Alice Marvels and The Society
February 11: Lexi Swoons and A Reader of Fictions
February 12: Roof Beam Reader and Forever Young Adult (hey, that's us!)
February 13: The Compulsive Reader and Books and Bling
February 14: Book Chic Club and The QQQE
February 17: JeanBookNerd and Ticket to Anywhere
February 18: Sleep Eat Read Books and Read Now Sleep Later
February 19: Anna Reads and Word Spelunking
February 20: Books With Bite and What A Nerd Girl Says
February 21: Wastepaper Prose and LRB – Guest
February 24: We Are Word Nerds and Cabin Goddess
February 25: Ex Libris and Cari's Book Blog and A Good Addiction
February 26: YA Reads and The Young Folks
February 27: Novel Thoughts and Fangirlish
February 28: Once Upon a Twilight and Naughty Book Kitties