Squirm

Newbery Honor-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author Carl Hiaasen--beloved for his modern classics like Hoot and Chomp--delivers a wildly entertaining novel involving snakes, grizzlies, a missing dad, a menacing drone, and more!Some facts about Billy Dickens: * He once saw a biker swerve across the road in order to run over a snake. * Later, that motorcycle somehow ended up at the bottom of a canal. * Billy isn''t the type to let things go.Some facts about Billy''s family: * They''ve lived in six different Florida towns because Billy''s mom always insists on getting a house near a bald eagle nest. * Billy''s older sister is dating a jerk. It''s a mystery. * Billy''s dad left when he was four, and Billy knows almost nothing about him. * Billy has just found his dad''s address--in Montana.This summer, Billy will fly across the country, hike a mountain, float a river, dodge a grizzly bear, shoot down a spy drone, save a neighbor''s cat, save an endangered panther, and then try to save his own father. Carl Hiaasen tells a wickedly funny story about knowing when (and when not) to let things go.