After moving with his family to Liberia, twelve-year-old Linus discovers that he has a mystical connection with the black mamba, one of the deadliest snakes in Africa, which he is told will give him some of the snake's characteristics. Includes facts about the author's experiences as a thirteen-year-old American living in Liberia in 1982.
- ISBN10 0375896260
- ISBN13 9780375896262
- Publish Date 13 July 2010 (first published 1 January 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Format eBook
- Pages 170
- Language English