FantasyMiddle Grade
Patrick Ness’s *Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody* follows Zeke, a monitor lizard, as he navigates life at a diverse school filled with mammals and reptiles. Appointed as a hall monitor by Principal Wombat, Zeke initially resists the role but soon faces challenges from a notorious pelican supervillain. Through humor and heart, the story explores themes of belonging and courage.
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Patrick Ness’s *Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody* follows Zeke, a monitor lizard, as he navigates life at a diverse school filled with mammals and reptiles. Appointed as a hall monitor by Principal Wombat, Zeke initially resists the role but soon faces challenges from a notorious pelican supervillain. Through humor and heart, the story explores themes of belonging and courage.
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"Utterly original, absolutely brilliant, and delightfully surprising. This author-illustrator dream team have done one of the hardest things there is to do: put together a book that is at once profound and preposterously fun." --Jarrett Lerner, author of A Work in Progress When Principal Wombat makes monitor lizards Zeke, Daniel, and Alicia hall monitors, Zeke gives up on popularity at his new school. Brought in as part of a district blending program, the monitor lizards were mostly ignored befo...
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Romance & sex
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No sexual content present
Violence & gore
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Comedic scenes of school violence, battles with lasers, robot suits, and tiny jets; no graphic gore
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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A humorous family curse places a tiny country on a character's knee
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Themes of prejudice, discrimination, stereotypes, and economic disparity among animal characters
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Bullying and emotional suffering from grief, depression, and loss; depicted as a black dog metaphor
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