{"product_id":"9781419777387","title":"Saber-Tooth: A Novel in Verse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Robin Gow, the award-winning author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDear Mothman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, comes a gripping middle-grade novel in verse about a boy who digs up and loses control of a saber-toothed tiger.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***STARRED REVIEW*** “Deeply cathartic; balances emotional depth with engrossing suspense.” ―\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***STARRED REVIEW*** “A heartening, deeply felt work.” ―\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***STARRED REVIEW*** “Using a fascinating mixture of metaphor and reality, this verse novel explores the explosive nature of anger and the pain it can cause when left untended.” ―\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJasper’s favorite person is his older brother, Callan. They go on fossil-finding missions and stay up late while their parents work nights. Callan even helped Jasper pick out his new name when he came out as trans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Callan starts to grow distant and leaves for college without taking Jasper on a promised fossil dig. Jasper feels abandoned—and angry. Who needs Callan? He will dig by himself, in his backyard. As he digs, he hears a voice: the bones of a saber-toothed tiger. He’s buried deep, and he wants Jasper to DIG.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJasper is sure a discovery like this could change the world, or at least get Callan to text him back. But as the saber-toothed tiger finds freedom, Jasper realizes he may have unleashed a monster that no one was ready for, and that anger can empower you—or destroy you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eAlso by Robin Gow\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Mothman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eGooseberry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Amulet Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43029744615485,"sku":"9781419777387","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781419777387_p0.jpg?v=1772857236","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781419777387","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}