How to Outswim a Shark Without a Snorkel (My Life Is a Zoo #2)

by Jess Keating (Author)

How to Outswim a Shark Without a Snorkel (My Life Is a Zoo #2)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

"Keating delivers a fun-filled, pitch-perfect book...An amusing, highly readable book about the perils of being 12 in a snake-eat-snake world."--Kirkus Starred Review on How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Untied (My Life is a Zoo Book 1)

AnaWright's life is a zoo--literally

Ana Wright's summer just got terrifying. She's finally getting used to living in a zoo (no, seriously--she lives with her family in an actual zoo), when she's assigned to work in the new shark tank. With her worst enemy. Forget about sharks! Ashley is the ultimate predator. And after Ana's favorite croc peed on Ashley's shoes, she's probably out for revenge.

This can't be good.

Jess Keating combines the quirky humor and animal-centric plots of Carl Hiaasen with the awkward adolescent antics of Lauren Myracle in this fresh new middle grade series!

Praise for How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Untied:
"A menagerie of laugh-out-loud antics."--Anna Staniszewski, author of The Dirt Diary
"A wild romp, filled with humor and heart."--Lisa Schroeder, author of It's Raining Cupcakes
"Keating, a zoologist, enriches her debut novel with fascinating animal facts, awkward moments with a variety of wild species, and "creature files" Ana uses to amusingly classify her peers"--School Library Journal
"An absolutely perfect summer read."--Girls' Life Magazine.com
"Life is literally a zoo for shy 12-year-old Anna, who is trying to avoid seventh-grade bullies while hiding that her family lives among crocodiles and elephants." --Los Angeles Times

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Kirkus Reviews

Keating maintains the same humorous, lightly soul-searching tone, perfect for a barely teenage girl, with which she infused Ana's first outing, How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Untied (2014)... An enjoyable frolic with a great message that kids won't even notice they're absorbing.

School Library Journal

Gr 4-7--By turns funny and poignant, this follow-up to How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoelaces Are Untied (Sourcebooks, 2014) sees Ana Wright, whose family recently moved to New Zealand to live in a zoo, saddled with the unenviable task of working in the shark tank--with her nemesis, Ashley. Readers will easily relate to insecure Ana and will enjoy the fun animal factoids (and Ana's own funny responses to the trivia). A relatable, if not groundbreaking, caper.

Copyright 2015 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Jess Keating
Jess Keating is a zoologist-turned-author who writes with the sort of wisdom you can only get from multiple crocodile bites and skunk sprays. She's received oodles of state awards and starred reviews for her books, which include the World of Weird Animals nonfiction series and the biographies Shark Lady and Ocean Speaks. She also dabbles in illustration, has her own Youtube Channel, and runs a blog that's popular with teachers and librarians for its exploration of STEM subjects and the writing process. Jess lives with her husband in Ontario, Canada.

Michelle Mee Nutter graduated with a BFA in Illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, 3x3 Illustration, Creative Quarterly and she is the illustrator of the graphic novel Allergic. Nutter lives in Boston, Mass.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781402297588
Lexile Measure
680
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Sourcebooks Young Readers
Publication date
January 20, 2015
Series
My Life Is a Zoo
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
Library of Congress categories
Zoos
Families
Family life
Schools
Twins
Popularity
Aquariums

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