How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Untied

Age range 9-12

Ana didn’t ask to be named after an anaconda. She didn’t ask for zoologist parents who look like safari guides. And she definitely didn’t ask for a twin brother whose life goal seems to be terrorizing her with his pet reptiles.

Now, to make matters worse, her parents have decided to move the whole family INTO the zoo! All of which gives the Sneerers (the clan of carnivorous female predators in her class) more ammunition to make her life miserable-and squash any hope of class tennis stud, Zack, falling in love with her.

Ana tries to channel her inner chameleon and fade into the background, but things are changing too quickly for her to keep up.

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