NIGHT OF THE BAT
Paul Zindel, . . Hyperion, $5.99 (129pp) ISBN 978-0-7868-1226-4
A 15-year-old boy joins his father's research team in the Amazon, and a gigantic bat terrorizes the campsite. In
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Reviewed on: 10/27/2003
Genre: Children's
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