SQUIRM

u003cbu003eA wildly entertaining adventure involving snakes, grizzlies, a menacing drone, a missing father, and the kid determined to find him. In classic Hiaasen fashion, the animals here are wild, and the people are wilder!u003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003e Some facts about Billy Dickens:u003c/iu003eu003cbru003e * He once saw a biker swerve across the road in order to run over a snake.u003cbru003e * Later, that motorcycle somehow ended up at the bottom of a canal.u003cbru003e * Billy isn't the type to let things go.u003cbru003eu003ciu003e Some facts about Billy's family:u003c/iu003eu003cbru003e * They've lived in six different Florida towns because Billy's mom insists on getting a house near a bald eagle nest.u003cbru003e * Billy's dad left when he was four and is a total mystery.u003cbru003e * Billy has just found his dad's address--in Montana.u003cbru003eu003cbru003e 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.u003cbru003eu003cbru003e "A fun romp that will keep readers hooked." —u003ciu003eThe New York Timesu003c/iu003e