Dan Versus Nature

From screenwriter Don Calame comes another outrageously funny and raunchy tale of teen boys whose plans go awry -- this time, on a survivalist camping trip.

Shy and scrawny Dan Weekes spends his time creating graphic novels inspired by his dream girl and looking out for his mom as she dates every man in the state of California. Then his mom drops a bomb: she and her latest beau, Hank, are engaged, and she's sending her "two favorite men" on a survivalist camping trip to "bond." Determined to trick Hank into showing his true -- flawed -- colors on the trip, Dan and his nerdy germaphobe best friend, Charlie, prepare a series of increasingly gross and embarrassing pranks. But the boys hadn't counted on a hot girl joining their trip or on getting separated from their wilderness guide--not to mention the humiliating injuries Dan suffers in the course of terrorizing his stepdad-to-be. With a man-hungry bear on their trail, no supplies, and a lot of unpleasant itching going on, can Dan see his plan through now that his very survival depends on Hank?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 04/12/2016
ISBN: 9780763670719
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.20w x 1.30d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 01/01/2016 pg. 103
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2016
Publishers Weekly 02/01/2016
Booklist 02/15/2016 pg. 79
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2016 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 194003 / Dan vs. Nature
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 11