{"product_id":"lizard-boy-2-the-most-perfect-summer-ever-isbn-9781536216479","title":"Lizard Boy 2: The Most Perfect Summer Ever","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook two in this acclaimed graphic series explores intolerance through a relatable—and empowering—cast of middle-grade cryptids, immigrants, and outsiders.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn human disguise, the Lizk’t family of Elberon is now comfortably settled in Eagle Valley as the all-American Tomkins family. While his older sister is madly in love with her job and her perfect human boyfriend, Tommy Tomkins has new friends who understand what it means to be an outsider, especially Dung, whose family immigrated to America. When they find a treehouse in the woods, it seems like the perfect space where they can all be themselves—whether a Sasquatch, a girl made of snakes, or a robot from the future. And when they learn that Dung’s family will soon return to Vietnam, the friends vow to have the Most Perfect Summer Ever in his honor. But when Tommy’s face, the real one, turns up in an episode of \u003ci\u003eEagle Valley Paranormal\u003c\/i\u003e, the hidden truth threatens to emerge, and a not-so-perfect Eagle Valley summer becomes a chance for a lizard boy to shine. Jonathan Hill’s graphic series captures the nuances of middle-grade life with energy, insight, and ample comic relief, proving that a united front—and sharing origin stories to keep the past alive—are a timeless antidote to intolerance.Many characters’ storylines present reflective insights into immigrant and refugee experiences, as well as their opinions on assimilation vs. keeping their home cultures alive. . . Funny, thoughtful, and inspiring.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can feel the love and the sense of camaraderie between the friends as well as their families.The second book in this series presents a vision of community many readers will want to strive for. . . .Who wouldn’t want to be friends with a cryptid?\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cb\u003eJonathan Hill\u003c\/b\u003e drew on both the experiences of his Vietnamese American family and his love of ’80s sci-fi shows for first book in this series, \u003ci\u003eTales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named to several state award lists. He is also the creator of \u003ci\u003eOdessa \u003c\/i\u003eand the cocreator, with MK Reed, of \u003ci\u003eAmericus\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Science Comics: Wild Weather: Storms\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Meteorology\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e and Climate\u003c\/i\u003e. An\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eIgnatz Award–nominated graphic novelist, illustrator, and educator, he lives in Portland, Oregon.","brand":"Walker Books US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300203548901,"sku":"NP9781536216479","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536216479.jpg?v=1767731618","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/lizard-boy-2-the-most-perfect-summer-ever-isbn-9781536216479","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}