Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2015 · Fourteen and Up · Recommended
About This Book
In 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.
It's the end of the world. And nobody knows anything about it.
You know what I mean.
Funny, intense, complex, and brave, Grasshopper Jungle brilliantly weaves together everything from testicle-dissolving genetically modified corn to the struggles of recession-era, small-town America in this groundbreaking coming-of-age stunner.
This is the truth. This is history.
It's the end of the world. And nobody knows anything about it.
You know what I mean.
Funny, intense, complex, and brave, Grasshopper Jungle brilliantly weaves together everything from testicle-dissolving genetically modified corn to the struggles of recession-era, small-town America in this groundbreaking coming-of-age stunner.
Awards
Tayshas Reading
2015 · Young Adult · Commended
Michael L. Printz Award
2015 · Young Adult · Honor Book
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
2014 · Fiction & Poetry · Winner
Junior Library Guild
2014 · Selection
L.A. Times Book Prize
2014 · Young Adult Literature · Finalist
