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Fangbone!
written and illustrated by Michael Rex
Ages: 9+
Published: 2012
Publisher: Putnam/Penguin
ISBN: 978-0-399-25521-2
Keywords: School, Graphic format, Friendship
Fangbone, a young warrior from Skullbania, must enter third grade in order to save his world from an evil villain. Black, brown, and tan illustrations.