Grasshopper Jungle

If youre a fan of John Green, Michael Grant or Stephen King, get your jaws round this.\r\n\r\nIn the small town of Ealing, Iowa, Austin and his best friend Robby have accidentally unleashed an unstoppable army. An army of horny, hungry, six-foot-tall 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.\r\n\r\nFunny, intense, complex and brave, Grasshopper Jungle is a groundbreaking, genre-bending, coming-of-age stunner.\r\n\r\nLook out for the highly anticipated sequel Exile from Eden.\r\n\r\nPraise for Grasshopper Jungle: \r\n\r\nA 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.\r\n\r\nIf 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.\r\n\r\n\r\nGrasshopper 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\r\n\r\nNot for the faint-hearted. Mutant grasshoppers, rampant lust - a tale of teen self discovery that grips like a mating mantis. Metro\r\n\r\nAndrew 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 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.