From Robin Gow the award-winning author of Dear Mothman comes a gripping middle-grade novel
in verse about a boy who digs up and loses control of a saber-toothed tiger ***STARRED
REVIEW*** "Deeply cathartic balances emotional depth with engrossing suspense." - Kirkus
Reviews ***STARRED REVIEW*** "A heartening deeply felt work." - Publishers Weekly ***STARRED
REVIEW*** "Using a fascinating mixture of metaphor and reality this verse novel explores the
explosive nature of anger and the pain it can cause when left untended." - The Bulletin of the
Center for Children's Books Jasper's favorite person is his older brother Callan. They go
on fossil-finding missions and stay up late while their parents work nights. Callan even helped
Jasper pick out his new name when he came out as trans. But Callan starts to grow distant and
leaves for college without taking Jasper on a promised fossil dig. Jasper feels abandoned-and
angry. Who needs Callan? He will dig by himself in his backyard. As he digs he hears a voice:
the bones of a saber-toothed tiger. He's buried deep and he wants Jasper to DIG. Jasper is
sure a discovery like this could change the world or at least get Callan to text him back. But
as the saber-toothed tiger finds freedom Jasper realizes he may have unleashed a monster that
no one was ready for and that anger can empower you-or destroy you. Also by Robin Gow Dear
Mothman Gooseberry
