How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes are Untied

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How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes are Untied
Jess Keating

My rating: ★★★½

ISBN: 978-1402297557
Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Date of publication: June 3, 2014
Age: Grades 5 - 8
Genre: Realistic Fiction

Themes: middle school, bravery, self-image, friendship, family

Now that her best friend's moved to New Zealand and a her family's temporarily relocated into the zoo research house, Ana is the prey of choice for the Sneerers, a rather rotten group of carnivorous girls at school. Ana finds her courage dwindling and doesn't know how she'll survive--chameleon powers, maybe? But with a visit from her famous TV-zoologist grandpa and some encouragement from her mom, Ana may be able to find her strengths and discover the courage she needs to stand up to her fears.