Andrew Smith

If you're a fan of John Green, Michael Grant, Stephen King or David Levithan, get your pincers stuck into this. In the small town of Ealing, Iowa, Austin and his best friend Robby have accidentally unleashed an unstoppable army. An army of horny, hungry, six-foot-tall praying mantises that only want to do two things. This is the truth. This is history. It’s the end of the world. And nobody knows anything about it. Funny, intense, complex and brave, Grasshopper Jungle is a groundbreaking, genre-bending, coming-of-age stunner.

Grasshopper Jungle

Aine Meehan

Catcher in the Rye with giant people eating insects.. what's nor to like? seriously this was my favorite book of last year.

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Jeannette Ordas

A super fun & fast paced read in a world that outwardly seems sci-fi but is mostly witty & staccato sharp observations & feelings about regular teenage stuff from the teenage boy protagonist. 4.5 stars.

jess

Rating on 2017/11/02: Two stars. I appreciate how gloriously weird this book was, but I also don't think this book went more than two pages without mentioning balls, penises, horniness, or masturbation.

And my class had a wonderful discussion about how this book portrays women and misogyny, so, uh, yeah.

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Maurice Weakley

I don’t read much YA anymore, but I’ve been meaning to get to this since high school and I’m so glad I finally did! Very weird like everyone says (which I loved), but also relatable and surprisingly heartwarming at times. The sci-fi elements were very odd and interesting, but they were ultimately used to further Austin’s anxiety-filled, queer coming of age arc which made them all the better. It’s definitely not without its problems—occasional pacing issues and somewhat unnecessary repetitiveness being two of the biggest ones I noticed—but it was an overall enjoyable read.

Christian Huss

Rebeca 

I don't even know how to rate this book. I like how this book ended, and as weird as it was, I enjoyed the random weirdness vibe of it, because its something other books lack. What I did not like was that it was super hard for me to get through, with and all the history parts inserted throughout all the pages. 
Overall, the thought of praying mantises taking over the world is pretty cool.

Jem Sugnet

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Andrew Anselmo Smith

"Austin Szerba narrates the end of humanity as he and his best friend Robby accidentally unleash an army of giant, unstoppable bugs and uncover the secrets of a decades-old experiment gone terribly wrong"--

A History

Fernando Bolaños

Cat Josephson

Ana Hein

Kathy Jedrzejczyk

Julia

Grasshopper Jungle is smart, cool and laconic contemporary young adult fiction. I read somewhere that human beings are genetically predisposed to record history. We believe it will prevent us from doing stupid things in the future. This is my history. There are things in here: Babies with two heads, insects as big as electric guitars, God, the devil, limbless warriors, rocket ships, sex, diving bells, theft, wars, monsters, internal combustion engines, love, cigarettes, joy, bomb shelters, pizza, and cruelty. Just like it’s always been.

Grasshopper Jungle

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