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Z. Rex

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By Steve Cole
Publisher Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated - (Philomel)
Z. Rex
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Jurassic Park meets virtual gaming in a blockbuster new thriller! Youre 14 and find yourself on your own. Your father, who has developed the worlds cutting edge research on virtual electronic gameplaying, has been missing for weeks. And suddenly youre being hunted by men with guns, your picture is on the news, and, worst of all, something seemingly impossible is chasing youa savage, maneating dinosaur. How can that be? Why is everyone trying to capture you? And what is your strange connection with this 21stcentury prehistoric monster? Steve Cole has created an absurdly gripping and kidfriendly thriller that will capture imaginations. If Jurassic Park were to meet Alex Rider, the result might well be this irresistible new novel.

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49866 words49,866 words
256 pages256 pages
Lexile 810LLexile 810L
Grade 6 to 9Grade 6 to 9
Age 11-14Age 11-14
Published 2009Published 2009

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Book ISBN:

9780399252532

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