The Children’s Book Review | February 8, 2017
Risking everything to rescue his pet dinosaur, Charlie and Arty are flung into the past, landing in the chaos of New York City, 1865.
Age Range: Middle Grade
Paperback: 249 pages
The Guttersnipes
Written by Scott Eric Barrett
Publisher’s Synopsis: Charlie Daniels is more than six feet tall, allergic to almost everything, and has a pet dinosaur at home. His life in Arizona is relatively normal. That is, apart from the nightmares Charlie has… But when his dinosaur, Trike, gets kidnapped by a strange old lady and her cat-like sidekick, Charlie and his misfit friend Arty are sucked into a story bigger than both of them. Risking everything to rescue Trike, Charlie and Arty are flung into the past, landing in the chaos of New York City, 1865. Dodging the mysterious Nasten Cobblestine, and avoiding the perils of New York’s nastiest street cleaners’ strikes, test Charlie’s wits as well as his courage. All he wants to do is reunite with his dinosaur and somehow find a way back home… As Charlie searches for Trike, he draws dangerously close to P.T. Barnum’s eerie museum and the creature that lies within. Will he find Trike and get home alive? And who is the Ice Lady of his nightmares?
Middle Grade | Publisher: Vanguard Press | 2016 | 978-1784651374
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About the Author
Scott Eric Barrett is an award-winning freelance writer and full-time editor from Glendale, Arizona. Scott has published more than fifty articles for various newspapers, history magazines, and educational publications. He completed his first novel, The Guttersnipes, in early 2015, and recently finished his second book, A Christmas Wish. Both fantasy adventures are fast-paced rides with twists and turns galore aimed at young and middle-grade readers. Scott’s wife and daughter inspire him to work hard every day and stay resilient in a fiercely competitive industry that often forces young writers to give up on their dreams. You can connect with Scott on Facebook.
37 Comments
Putting my name on Pinterest ended up closing before I could enter it. It’s Carol Luciano. Sorry. This is a book that would definitely appeal to my grade school grandson. I’d go for the smallest Dinosaur of the species. Would call him Fang.
Carol L
I would love to have a pet Pterosaur and train him like a hunting hawk.
I used to think that Triceratops looked the most friendly. I’d have to think about the name though, maybe Thunder.
I would have a baby triceratops, but when he got too big, I would take him back to the pet store. I would call him “Tooty.”
Pterodactyl would be fun to have. I would keep it in a birdcage and I would name him Nico.
Pete would be the name of my pet Pterodactyl.
Brady would be the name of my Brachiosaurus.
I would have a baby Brontosaurus and his name would be Humphrey.
Tyrannosaurus Rex. Would not have to get a home security system with him guarding my house. I would name him Hungry!
If I had a Triceratops I would name him Ceri
would love this for grandson thank you
A brachiosaur. Definitely need a veggiesaur. I would probably name him something simple like Spot. If a velociraptor was nicer that would be my choice.
A brontosaurus! I’d name him something like Dave or Steve. Hey, have you met Steve my brontosaurus??
My dinosaur would be a triceratops named Max.
Tyrannosaurus Rex would be my pet and I would name him Uther
I wish you much success in your writing! Sounds delightful!
A brontosaurus named Bronx!!
I would love a Stegosaurus. They seem like they would be like dogs. And I would name her Stella.
Thank you for the interest and for all the comments! I LOVE that so many adults still have that sense of wonder about dinosaurs that our amazing children have. Triceratops was always my favorite dinosaur growing up so it was easy when I needed to pick one for the story. I look forward to communicating with anyone interested in this tale!
I’d love a Stegosaurus and would name her Hoover.
If I had a pet dinosaur I would want a Brontosaurus and I’d name it Bruno 🙂
I do not know much about dinosaurs, my sons said to say the T-REX
I would want a T Rex & I ‘d name him Rexi.
I’d want a Tyrannosaurus Rex and I’d name him Romeo.
I would prefer a small vegetarian dinosaur.
I would like a small flying dinosaur – like an archaeopteryx. I would name her Mabel.
Wooly Mammoth
Since I’m more of a plant eater than I would choose a Brachiosaurus and I’d name it Chaos.
I would love a Tricyertops and would name him Trident.
I would love to be a t-rex named Wilber and he would be friendly and helpful…the worker of the forest helping build everyone’s houses….
I’d like a brontosaurus & would name him Spot.
I’d like a sinosauropteryx and I’d name it ummmm. bird? Actually, I have no idea what her name would be. I’d have to sit down with a baby book.
archaeopteryx and name him Trippy to join the family of unfortunate names
I am the elementary librarian at a private school in Land O’ Lakes Florida. SOOO many students love dinosaur books. They are fascinated by their size, structure, and always want to know what happened to them. This looks like a book that would be a great addition to our library for our third and fourth grade students. Thanks for the offer to win a copy!
I would want a brontosaurus named Bronty!
I would adopt an Archaeopteryx because it is like a bird. I would name it Archie.
I want a triceratops. I’d name it Sera like off of the land before time.