Name: Lions & Liars - Kate Beasley
Brand: Kate Beasley
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Fifth-grader Frederick is sent to a disciplinary camp for troublesome boys. After a rocky start, he and his terrifying troop mates start forging a friendship. Good thing, because a Category 5 hurricane is coming and everyone must work together to survive! HC: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). n nHoles meets The Goonies in the highly anticipated second middle-grade novel from the author of Gertie's Leap to Greatness! n nFrederick Frederickson has a food-chain theory about life. There are lions, like the school bully. Gazelles, like the bullied kids. There are meerkats, and the fleas that live on the butts of meerkats. Frederick's a flea. n nFifth grade is off to a terrible start when Frederick is sent to a disciplinary camp for troublesome boys. His fellow troop mates--Nosebleed, Specs, The Professor, and little-yet-lethal Ant Bite--are terrifying. But in between trust-building exercises and midnight escape attempts, a tenuous friendship grows between them. Which is lucky, because a Category 5 hurricane is coming and everyone will have to work together--lions and fleas alike--to survive! n nKate Beasley outdoes herself in this hilarious, whip-smart tale of brotherhood, survival, and what it really means to be a friend. n nPraise for Lions & Liars: n nBeasley follows her acclaimed debut, Gertie's Leap to Greatness (2016), with a winning story that matches earnestness with humor. . .transformative read. --Booklist, starred review n nBeasley's sophomore novel. . .is chock full of