The Mighty Skink

By Paul Shipton

I thought about it so often that it made my head itch on the inside. What's it like out there...out in the land of humans? Sure, Kaz has questions about life beyond the Fence. Yet aside from the occasional scrapes with Block the bully, he doesn't think the Enclosure is so bad. It's where he unzips bananas at mealtime, monkeys around with his buddy Chim, and WHOOOOOOPS loudly in the tress. It's the only place Kaz has ever known. Then the mighty Skink arrives. An outsider with a scrawny body, a fearless heart, and a mind packed with crazy ideas, Skink refused to conform to the Rules of his new home. Together with the timid Chim, Kaz and the mighty Skink plot an escape. If they succeed, life inside--and outside--the Enclosure will never be the same.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688174205
• ISBN13: 9780688174200
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: HarperTeen
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.7" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

Monkey business

I wasn't sure I'd like a book about monkeys, but this book is exciting and funny. And it makes you think about how people treat animals. I would recommend this book to anyone over 10.