Description: Eighth-grader Jasper feels abandoned when his brother Callan leaves for college, so he starts their promised fossil dig alone--only to hear the voice of a saber-toothed tiger calling to him as he unleashes a monster he cannot control.
Brief description: Robin Gow is a trans poet and author from rural Pennsylvania. They are the author of several poetry books, an essay collection, the middle grade verse novel Dear Mothman, and the young adult verse novel A Million Quiet Revolutions. They live in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where they coordinate programs for their local LGBTQ+ community center.
Review Quotes:
"Like Gow's other works, this powerful novel in verse offers a thoughtful, tender, and authentic exploration of friendship. Readers will appreciate the well-developed primary and secondary characters as they explore this suspenseful tale filled with light fantasy...Hand to readers who enjoy Vera Brosgol or Nicole Melleby's work."
--School Library Journal