Language: G (no swears); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
When 12yo Igor was little, his father witnessed a horrible crime and his family has been on the run and hiding ever since. His father said the man after them, who he refers to as the Lizard Man, is determined to get revenge. This last move feels different, however, and Igor would like nothing better than to go to school and manages, with his mom's help, to convinces his father to let him go. For the first time, he is meeting new people, making friends and living a normal life, but his father still acts paranoid about everything and is convinced the Lizard Man is going to find them. He makes them keep the doors locked and the blinds down, will hardly let them go outside or talk to anyone, and swears them all to secrecy. Igor's friend, Angelo, can tell something is up and, after a little persuasion, Igor tells him why his father acts the way he does. Angelo says his father is crazy and probably made the whole thing up, and now Igor is beginning to wonder if that is true. Is the Lizard Man real?
So, take a mystery, some suspense and the perfect amount of scary, add in good friends and an ending that wraps up nicely, and you have a great middle school book. It was a quick read, I was engaged throughout and, at times, also wondered if the Lizard Man was real.
Reviewer: RB
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