• Age: 8 to 11
• Grade: 3 to 6

The atmosphere is tense at Haliburton Junior High. Hobo the hamster and Miss Hiss the boa constrictor have escaped from their cages. The students and the teacher are frantic to find them before tragedy strikes. But amidst the menace that slithers the halls, there's more than a little mischief.

C.J. and Raymond are best friends so, when C.J. realizes they both have feeling for the lovely Julie, he makes the supreme sacrifice. Love goes slightly awry, and before it can be straightened out, menace rears it's ugly head again. The school bullies are out to make trouble for Raymond, and they do--more trouble than anticipated.

In the fast-paced mayhem that ensues, students and teachers alike come to terms with a very real crisis under very funny cirumstances.

Sylvia Gunnery is the author of nearly a dozen books for teens and younger readers. A retired teacher, she has been inspired by her students to create authentic and engaging stories. Out of Bounds was a Best Books for Kids and Teens Selection and was nominated for the Hackmatack Award. Her most recent novel is Emily For Real. Sylvia gives writing workshops in her home province of Nova Scotia and across Canada, encouraging young writers to find their own voices and tell their own stories.

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