Cryptid Hunters Explained

Cryptid Hunters
Author:Roland Smith
Language:English
Country:United States
Genre:Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction
Publisher:Hyperion Books
Isbn:978-0786851614
Cover Artist:Gail Doobinin
Series:Marty and Grace
Publisher2:Scholastic
Awards:see Accolades
Media Type:Print
Pages:352
Congress:PZ7.S65766 Cr 2005
Oclc:61772218
Followed By:Tentacles

Cryptid Hunters is a 2005 young adult science fiction novel by Roland Smith; it follows the adventures of thirteen-year-old siblings Grace and Marty O'Hara, who are sent to live with their Uncle Wolfe after their parents are lost in an accident. He is an anthropologist on a remote island, searching for cryptids, which are animals thought to be extinct or not to exist. His rival Noah Blackwood, a popular animal collector, tries to acquire an alleged dinosaur egg from Wolfe, and the twins get involved in the conflict which reveals a convoluted family history.[1] The novel was nominated for several library awards and book lists, which include Hawaii's 2008 Nene Recommended Book List, the Texas Library Association's 2007-2008 Lone Star Reading List,[2] and Third Place for the Missouri Association of School Librarians' Mark Twain Readers Award.[3] Smith has written three sequels called Tentacles, Chupacabra, and Mutation.[4]

Reception

A Kirkus magazine review described the story as "a B-movie with email". The "enjoyably rollicking adventures are appropriately cheesy; the stereotypes, though equally fitting, are a bit much."[5] Author Wendy Sparrow wrote that "the book was like the Magic Treehouse kids all grown up and taking on Jurassic Park or Journey to the Center of the Earth." She enjoyed Grace and Marty's "fun and real" personalities. The five-year-old technology was not dated, and the book was surprisingly audience-friendly that she could read it to her seven-year-old son.[6] A review in Publishers Weekly read, "This unsatisfying journey is less about cryptids than it is about soap opera–esque family intrigue".[7]

Publication

A list of notable formats is as follows:

Release DatePublisherformatpagesISBN
February 2005[8] Hyperion Books[9] hardcover352pp
2005[10] Scholasticpaperback348pp
<		--- worldcat says 2005-01-01 ---->
March/April 2006[11] Hyperion Books trade paperback 352pp
April 2006 Turtleback Books library binding 348pp

Accolades

The following states and organizations have placed Cryptid Hunters on their suggested reading lists:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cryptid Hunters. Powell's Books. - contains review from Cryptid Hunter. Publishers Weekly. February 14, 2005. 252. 7. 77.
  2. Web site: Lone Star Reading List. City of Austin - APL. austinlibrary.com. 15 June 2010.
  3. Web site: 2007-2008 Mark Twain Readers Award Winners. Missouri Association of School Librarians. maslonline.org. 15 June 2010.
  4. Web site: Roland Smith . Fantastic Fiction . 2015-04-11.
  5. Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith. Kirkus Reviews. December 15, 2004 . 72. 24. 1208.
  6. Web site: Wendy Sparrow's reviews - Cryptid Hunters (Marty and Grace, #1). goodreads.com. Sparrow . Wendy. May 5, 2013.
  7. Web site: Children's Book Review: Cryptid Hunter. live. 2021-04-17. PublishersWeekly.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417134125/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7868-5161-4 . 2021-04-17 .
  8. Original publishing month is as referenced by published reviews. Some of the distributor websites such as Amazon, Barnes&Noble have posted a release date as early as December 27, 2004.
  9. The publisher, Hyperion Books, has also been referred to as Disney-Hyperion, and Hyperion Books for Children.
  10. Worldcat.org has listed a publish date of January 1, 2005, but this may be a filler for any unknown dates in 2005.
  11. Amazon posted a release date of March 21, 2006, while Barnes&Noble and Goodreads.com posted a release date of April 1, 2006.
  12. Web site: YHBA Past Winners. Indiana Library Federation. ilfonline.org. 15 June 2010.
  13. Web site: YHBA Past Nominees. Indiana Library Federation. ilfonline.org. May 4, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110819122423/http://www.ilfonline.org/clientuploads/YHBA/1974-2010YHBANomineeList.pdf. August 19, 2011. dead.
  14. Web site: 2008 Recommended Book List. Nēnē. nene.k12.hi.us. 15 June 2010.
  15. Web site: 2007-2008 Mark Twain Readers Award Winners - Missouri Association of School Librarians . Maslonline.org . 2013-02-07 . 2013-05-05.
  16. Web site: South Carolina Book Award Committee 2006-2007 . South Carolina Association of School Libraries . 2013-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080827184628/http://www.scasl.net/bookawards/jbanominees0708.pdf . 2008-08-27 . dead .
  17. Web site: Junior Book Award « SCASL . South Carolina Association of School Libraries . 2012-04-01 . 2013-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130410021210/http://scasl.net/awards/book-awards/junior/ . 2013-04-10 . dead .
  18. Web site: Hughes Academy Media Center. Greenville County Schools. greenville.k12.sc.us. 15 June 2010.
  19. Web site: Children's Literature Reviews. Children's Literature Comprehensive Database. clcd.odyssi.com. 15 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718205555/http://clcd.odyssi.com/cgi-bin/sirsi/search/r?dbs+child:@term+@isbn+0786851619. 18 July 2011. dead.
  20. Web site: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Past Winners. Nevada Library Association. May 6, 2013.
  21. Web site: Oregon Authors - Smith, Roland. Oregon Authors. oregonauthors.org. 15 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127161715/http://oregonauthors.org/authors/author.php?author_id=246. 27 November 2010. dead.
  22. Web site: 2007 Black-Eyed Susan Books Packet. McDaniel College. mcdaniel.edu. 15 June 2010.
  23. Web site: WKMS Suggested 2006-2007 Reading Page. Frederick County Public Schools. fcps.org. 15 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721070417/http://schools.fcps.org/WKMS/libmedia/reading/reading0607.htm. 21 July 2011. dead.
  24. Web site: Lone Star Reading List. Texas Library Association. 2013-05-04. - select All Lists, then Master List, which is in Excel format
  25. Web site: SSYRA General Information/Links - Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME) . Floridamedia.org . 2013-04-25 . 2013-05-05.

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