Sasquatch

by Roland Smith

Overview

What if the sasquatch was real and he lived near Mount Saint Helen? In a new spin on a classic Bigfoot adventure, one boy will discover the truth. 

Dylan's father has always been a little unusual. But when he joins a Sasquatch-hunting team led by a top bigfoot-researcher on the slopes of Mount Saint Helen, Dylan worries this is his weirdest decision yet. To keep an eye on his dad, Dylan follows him—teaming up with an aging field biologist, Samuel Johnson, to keep tabs on the expedition. But as the two of them track the Sasquatch-hunting party, Dylan might be in more trouble than he thought...

As they follow his father's group, somebody else is following Mr. Johnson. And on top of everything, Dylan is beginning to wonder if maybe his dad is right about bigfoot after all—maybe the Sasquatch does exist. And maybe it's closer than Dylan ever guessed. 

In an exciting exploration of a cryptid legend, bestselling author Roland Smith delivers an action-packed adventure rife with daring, danger, and heart.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786813346
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	09/25/1999
Pages:	188
Sales rank:	1,059,729
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 5.14(h) x 0.49(d)
Lexile:	680L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Roland Smith is a former Zoo Curator and Research Biologist, and a New York Times bestselling author. He has published more than twenty novels for children and young adults, including Peak, Zach’s Lie, and Cryptid Hunters. He and his wife, Marie, who is also an author, live on a small farm near Portland, Oregon.

Editorial Reviews

A first-rate thriller.”—Booklist

“A fast moving, suspenseful story.”—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

Gr 5-8When Dylan accompanies his father to a meeting of the Bigfoot International society, he's sure that it's just another of Dad's odd hobbies. Soon after, his father joins the society's sinister leader in an expedition to hunt down a Sasquatch specimen, and Dylan decides to go along. He hooks up with an old hermit who seems to be familiar with the area and the legend. When it appears that someone is following the old man, Dylan begins to suspect that his companion may be hiding a mysterious past. In addition, evidence that the Sasquatch may be more than a legend begins to accumulate and Dylan realizes he must prevent the society from killing them. With an exciting climax set amid a Mount Saint-Helens eruption, this fast-moving, suspenseful story provides lots of action and appeal.Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL

School Library Journal