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Title: The Gecko and Sticky
Subtitle: Sinister Substitute
Author: Wendelin Van Draanen
Narrator: Marc Cashman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-08-09
Publisher: Listening Library
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10
Publisher's Summary:
Dave's most despised teacher, a gleeful frog dissector named Ms. Veronica Krockle, is absent. Her students are psyched! But Sticky is suspicious. Especially when the substitute teacher turns out to be strangely interested in geckos. Or rather, boys with pet geckos.
Thats no substitute! Thats Damien Black, dastardly treasure hunter and master of disguise!
If Damien Black is in school, does that mean he's behind Ms. Krockles absence? Could she have been kidnapped? And does that mean Dave has to rescue her? Ay chihuahua! The caped crusader is (reluctantly) on the case.
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Doing the right thing isn't always easy
On the surface, Dave Sanchez is a typical 13-year-old boy. He has an annoying younger sister, tends to be late for school, occasionally misplaces his homework, and sometimes gets sent to detention. But Dave is no ordinary teenager. He has a secret, a "life-and-death, get-caught-and-you're-toast" kind of secret. It has to do with his pet gecko, Sticky. Like other lizards, Sticky can hang around gardens and soak up sunshine while sticking to walls, but Sticky can do much more than that. Sticky can talk. Yep. That's right. Sticky is a fast-talking, wise-cracking gecko with a nose for trouble.
As if having a talking gecko isn't enough, Dave has an even bigger secret. He is also a superhero, all because of Sticky. When Sticky moved into Dave's apartment, he brought with him an ancient Aztec wristband. The magic wristband, when matched with a special ingot, gives the possessor super powers. With Sticky's help and urging, Dave can transform himself into a wall-crawling superhero. And Dave's superhero name: The Gecko.
Did I mention that Sticky and the wristband once belonged to an evil genius who is determined to get them back? Damien Black is a diabolical inventor, ruthless treasure hunter, and, above all, a master of disguise. Damien will do anything to get his hands on Sticky and the magic power band. On a scale of evilness, Ms. Veronica Krockle, Dave's science teacher, is a close match for Damien. Dubbed "The Crocodile" by her students, Ms. Krockle is an expert in strictness and sarcasm, and she loves to dissect frogs. In her nine years of teaching at Geronimo Middle School, she has never been absent.
So when she goes missing on frog-dissecting day, Dave and his classmates celebrate. At first, Dr. Schwarz, Ms. Krockle's substitute, is too good to be true. He tells the class they need not worry about dissecting frogs. He doesn't teach them anything; he just asks them about their pets. But when he drills down and shows a relentless interest in knowing which students have pet geckos, Dave's instincts switch to hyper-sensitive alert. Just who is Dr. Schwarz? And why the unusual interest in geckos?
On the second day that Dr. Schwarz substitutes, Sticky figures it out. Here's a hint: in German, Schwarz means Black. If Dr. Schwarz is really Damien Black, how did he find out which school "The Gecko" attends? And what has he done with Ms.
