Super Short Summary

In Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith, teenage friends Austin and Robby navigate high school, personal growth, and identity exploration while inadvertently causing a global catastrophe involving monstrous, insatiable praying mantises. Amidst the chaos, they contend with familial issues, societal pressures, and the harsh realities of their environment in the fictional town of Ealing, Iowa. The book contains discussions of drug addiction, injury, and discrimination based on sexual orientation.