Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy

Written & illustrated by Jonathan Hill

Book #1 in the Lizard Boy series

A lizard boy in disguise struggles to fit in at middle school. Can friendship survive the truth?

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288 pages

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Tommy, a lizard refugee disguised as a human, navigates the perils of middle school. Bullied and misunderstood, he finds solace in fellow outsider Dung Tran. But when Tommy's secret threatens their bond, he must decide if revealing his true self is worth the risk. Can their friendship withstand the truth, or will it crumble under the weight of hidden identities and societal pressures? Dive into a tale of belonging and courage in a world where appearances are deceiving.

From the publisher

Drawing on the experiences of his Vietnamese American family and his love of ‘80s sci-fi shows, Jonathan Hill crafts a funny, insightful graphic novel about the immigrant experience and the perils of middle school. Threatened with diminishing resources, Booger Lizk’t and his family flee their lizard community deep below Earth’s crust to survive above among humans. The Lizk’t family of Elberon now passes as the Tomkins family of Eagle Valley. “Tommy Tomkins” wears a human face to school but can’t seem to fit in no matter how he looks. The basketball team becomes a pipe dream when bullies label him a bug eater, and only Dung Tran, an immigrant from Vietnam and fellow outsider, sees Tommy for who he is inside, which is nothing like the outer-space lizard invaders on TV’s hottest series. Can their friendship survive the truth? In his first solo middle-grade book, award-winning creator Jonathan Hill perfectly captures the sometimes dystopian drama of middle school while reminding readers of the universal need for belonging.

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