Gecko and Sticky Sinister Substitute - Hardcover

Praise for the Gecko & Sticky books:
"A dastardly good read.Written with gleeful wit, rapid-fire pacing and snappy dialogue." --"Kirkus Reviews"
"Fearsome is rarely this much fun.Van Draanen has a super imagination, to which she never applies the brakes. Readers who enjoy loony adventures will love this ride." --"Children's Literature"
"Consistently entertaining. . . reaching a frenetic level of energy and comedy as the story's tension builds." --"Booklist"
"Peppered with exaggerated alliteration and the excitable lizard's Spanish-tinged 'Stickynese, 'the wisecracking narrative bounds from one slapstick scenario to another." --"Publishers Weekly""

Praise for the Gecko & Sticky books:

"A dastardly good read. Written with gleeful wit, rapid-fire pacing and snappy dialogue." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Fearsome is rarely this much fun. Van Draanen has a super imagination, to which she never applies the brakes. Readers who enjoy loony adventures will love this ride." -- Children's Literature

"Consistently entertaining . . . reaching a frenetic level of energy and comedy as the story's tension builds." -- Booklist

"Peppered with exaggerated alliteration and the excitable lizard's Spanish-tinged 'Stickynese, ' the wisecracking narrative bounds from one slapstick scenario to another." -- Publishers Weekly

Initially delighted by an unpopular frog-dissecting teacher's absence, Dave becomes increasingly suspicious of a substitute's fascination with pet geckos and realizes that the substitute is the nefarious treasure hunter Damien Black in disguise.