Written by Patrick Ness, Illustrated by Tim Miller
The opening line that caught a smile on my face…
“I’m making you both Hall Monitors,” Principal Wombat said, though she quickly added, “This isn’t because you’re monitor lizards.”
Zeke is a larger than average monitor lizard, who is struggling at school and at home. Punching the school bully, a belligerent pelican, who has a supervillain as a mum has just made his day all kinds of worse. He’s been sacked from his position as a hall monitor, the nation of France resides on his knee, his mum hasn’t been the same since his dad died, and now the school bully has him in his sights. How will Zeke respond?
Working together, Zeke and his friends discover that, “Power is nothing except what you do with it.” This quirky and absurd book might just fit the bill for many upper grade students.
Reviewed by Kristen Hunt, Librarian, Whittier Elementary School
Review shared in November 2024
Rating: ★★★★✩ (4 stars)
Interest Level: Grades 3-7
Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody
Written by Patrick Ness, Illustrated by Tim Miller
Walker Books US
199 pages
Release Date: September 3, 2024
ISBN: 9781536235937
A review copy was provided by the publisher.
