Acampora, P. (2016). How to avoid extinction. New York: Scholastic Press.
Overview: Leo is a simple boy who is responsible to keep up with where his gram has disappeared. His grandfather past away almost a year before. His mother works and is super busy trying to provide for his small family. His Gram usually turns up at the doughnut place near their house when she goes missing. One day he finds her and she is looking at a map of Utah. She wants to drive there to see the allosaurus. His cousin Abbey loves dinosaurs and encourages Gram to go on the adventure. Gram tells Leo that she is going and he is welcome to come. So Leo decides to go on the trip to watch out for his grandmother. They stop in Chicago and see dinosaurs. They meet Honey who loves dinosaurs as much as Abbey. They detour to Iowa to take her home. While there Gram takes off on her own and leaves them behind. Leo and Abbey have to set out to find her. They must contact Leo’s mom for help. How will their adventure end?
Level: Middle Grades
Written on reading level - Lexile 610
Genre - Realistic Fiction
Resources:
Publishers Page with excerpt
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