In Rory’s new school, none of the many clubs seem like a good fit.  He gives the Astronaut, Prancing Unicorn and the Extra Math Homework Clubs a try, but they didn’t seem quite right.  His mom and dad encourage him to start his own club about something he loves.  More than anything, Rory loves reptiles.  Rory gives out Reptile Club fliers and puts up posters at school.  No one seems interested.  His first meeting starts and he’s about to give up because no one showed up, when he hears whispering in the hall.  When he opens the door, he finds a crocodile, anaconda, and a gecko.

Lots of fun reptile facts are interspersed in the story.  Unfortunately there is one section that encourages confusion between fact and opinion.  “It is fact that I adore Rocky Road ice cream,” and “It is a fact that I think Barry the basilisk lizard is a big show-off.”  While it’s possible to use this confusion as a teaching opportunity, it is also way to easy for young readers to miss the contradiction.