Megabat
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2018 · Est. 1.5 hour read

Megabat

By Anna Humphrey, Kass Reich (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the Megabat series

A young boy befriends a talking bat who is lost in his attic and helps him find his way back home to Borneo

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192 pages· 11,847 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
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Daniel, new to a supposedly haunted house, discovers the 'ghost' is actually Megabat, a talking bat far from home. As they bond over shared loneliness and unexpected adventures, including lightsabers and juice boxes, they face a common enemy. Can this unusual duo turn their spooky start into a lasting friendship?

From the publisher

A sweet and hilarious chapter book about a boy and a bat, two unlikely friends who bond over loneliness, jellyrolls and Darth Vader.

Daniel Misumi has just moved to a new house. It’s big and old and far away from his friends and his life before. AND it’s haunted . . . or is it?

Megabat was just napping on a papaya one day when he was stuffed in a box and shipped halfway across the world. Now he’s living in an old house far from home, feeling sorry for himself and accidentally scaring the people who live there.

Daniel realizes it’s not a ghost in his new house. It’s a bat. And he can talk. And he’s actually kind of cute.

Megabat realizes that not every human wants to whack him with a broom. This one shares his smooshfruit.

Add some buttermelon, juice boxes, a lightsaber and a common enemy and you’ve got a new friendship in the making!

This charming, funny story is brought to life by Kass Reich’s warm and adorable illustrations. There’s never been a bat this cute – readers will be rooting for Megabat and Daniel from page one!

At a glance
Format
Pages
192
Words
11,847
Reading age
7–10
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
620L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about human-animal relationshipsBooks about batsBooks about nocturnal animalsBooks about travel
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
April 7, 2020
First published
August 7, 2018
Publisher
Tundra Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780735266957

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