{"product_id":"saber-tooth-a-novel-in-verse-9781419777387","title":"Saber-Tooth: A Novel in Verse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Robin Gow, the award-winning author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDear Mothman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, comes a gripping middle-grade novel in verse about a boy who digs up and loses control of a saber-toothed tiger.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***STARRED REVIEW*** \"Deeply cathartic; balances emotional depth with engrossing suspense.\" ―\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***STARRED REVIEW*** \"A heartening, deeply felt work.\" ―\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***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.\" ―\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJasper'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJasper 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso by Robin Gow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Mothman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eGooseberry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Gow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amulet Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419777387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/13\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Gow\u003c\/b\u003e (it\/fae\/he) is a poet, educator, and witch from rural Pennsylvania. It is a community educator on disability justice and LGBTQIA2S+ issues and author of critically acclaimed books for children and young adults including \u003ci\u003eDear Mothman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOde to My First Car\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Million Quiet Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e. Fae lives with faer partner and their many lovely pets. Fae enjoys wandering in the woods and any kind of arts and crafts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":52152085807387,"sku":"9781419777387","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/8392\/2459\/files\/img_710927d0-3f9b-4db6-a973-964fa11e7cc2.jpg?v=1777744000","url":"https:\/\/sapphicsociety.com\/products\/saber-tooth-a-novel-in-verse-9781419777387","provider":"Sapphic Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}