{"product_id":"saber-tooth-a-novel-in-verse","title":"Saber-Tooth: A Novel in Verse","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSaber-Tooth: A Novel in Verse\u003c\/h1\u003eRobin Gow,Robin Gow\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 27 2026\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781419777387\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1419777386\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003eFrom Robin Gow, the award-winning author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDear Mothman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, comes a gripping middle-grade novel in verse about a boy who digs up and loses control of a saber-toothed tiger.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e***STARRED REVIEW*** \"Deeply cathartic; balances emotional depth with engrossing suspense.\" ―\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e***STARRED REVIEW*** \"A heartening, deeply felt work.\" ―\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e***STARRED REVIEW*** \"Using a fascinating mixture of metaphor and reality, this verse novel explores the explosive nature of anger and the pain it can cause when left untended.\" ―\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJasper's favorite person is his older brother, Callan. They go on fossil-finding missions and stay up late while their parents work nights. Callan even helped Jasper pick out his new name when he came out as trans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Callan starts to grow distant and leaves for college without taking Jasper on a promised fossil dig. Jasper feels abandoned--and angry. Who needs Callan? He will dig by himself, in his backyard. As he digs, he hears a voice: the bones of a saber-toothed tiger. He's buried deep, and he wants Jasper to DIG. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJasper is sure a discovery like this could change the world, or at least get Callan to text him back. But as the saber-toothed tiger finds freedom, Jasper realizes he may have unleashed a monster that no one was ready for, and that anger can empower you--or destroy you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso by Robin Gow \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Mothman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eGooseberry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67392189038637,"sku":"WHS-3cefc82be54141b692e3e9f806ee3b80","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_5b32493f-369f-4577-a174-a199a0ac4ccb.jpg?v=1787360407","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/saber-tooth-a-novel-in-verse","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}