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Dinosaur Boy by Cory Putman Oakes
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Over vacation, Sawyer succumbed to his dinosaur DNA and turned into a human dinosaur, complete with plates and tail.

The book is not funny, though the cover led me to believe it would be humorous.

The book is not a social commentary, though there are plenty of opportunities to help students understand prejudice or the difficulty of being different.

It isn't really a strong mystery, though the plot has a mystery with the principal.

It IS implausible...not in a willing-suspension-of-belief kind of hard to believe. Instead, there are many contrivances that do not aid in making a better book.

I rate this 3/5 stars. It's not horrible, but it's not very good either.
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Reading Progress

November 19, 2014 – Started Reading
November 19, 2014 – Shelved
November 19, 2014 – Finished Reading

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