It begins with the story of Teddy, a boy who strongly dislikes his perfect younger brother, Bobby. They are a Chinese family, who live in New York City. Teddy always gets Bobby terrible birthday gifts and Christmas gifts, but Bobby is always happy and thankful.
For his next birthday, Teddy's mom has asked him to go get Bobby a pet turtle from the pet store. So Teddy, being the smart boy he is, got Bobby an alligator. His mom was furious, but Bobby was excited! He couldn't believe he had a pet alligator!!
The book continues when the whole family comes over to celebrate Bobby's birthday and meets the alligator, Oscar (originally named Teddy, but then changed). The family loves feeding the alligator and playing with him.
A couple days after Bobby gets Oscar, he has escaped from his "swamp". They search the house but cannot find Oscar. The father is furious. Finally Teddy finds Oscar in the house, dead from lack of water. He tries to hide it from Bobby but Bobby finds him. Together they go bury the alligator in a special place.
Throughout the book one can see how the brothers' relationship is changing for the better. Teddy is starting to care more and more about Bobby.
Overall, it was a great, fun book to read!
Yep, L. (1995). Later, Gator. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.
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