Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody by Patrick Ness - Discussion Guide
Bursting onto the middle grade scene, Patrick Ness has created an instantly loveable classic in Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody. Filled with anarchic, laugh-out-loud humour and some brilliantly bizarre plot twists, the book still delivers a real punch through Ness’s usual wit, insight and storytelling.
Zeke, a monitor lizard, must navigate his newfound responsibility as a hall monitor, deal with bullying pelicans, stay on the good side of the wombat headteacher, look after the whole country of France (strangely located on his knee) and all while caring for his mother. With the help of his lizard friends and Miel, a blind hawk who has just joined the school, Zeke must find a way to avert disaster and decide who exactly he wants to be along the way.