

Dactyl Hill Squad
Author: Daniel Jose Older
Series: Dactyl Hill Squad #1
Narrator: Channie Waites
Unabridged: 6 hr 43 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 09/11/2018
Author: Daniel Jose Older
Series: Dactyl Hill Squad #1
Narrator: Channie Waites
Unabridged: 6 hr 43 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 09/11/2018
So much fun. A cleaver and entertaining way to introduce real historical events (think Draft Riots and Gangs of New York) to middle grade readers. A mix of historical and contemporary slang keeps the prose fresh and appealing to contemporary readers. Older really upped his game. This is great stuff!......more
My review is based on the ARC which was actually given to me by a friend. I loved it! As of this moment it is my favorite middle grade of the year! I really liked that he gave us something fun and educational. I know the lingo is accurate (but he does explain that in the informational section) but it......more
oh another one I forgot to review earlier! First of all, when I booktalked this in schools kids lost their MINDS about it. It's SUCH a good premise. Civil War + dinosaurs?? Hell yeah hell yeah PLUS ALSO it does such a smart great job of integrating some pieces of Civil War history that aren't as wide......more