Download or read book Sinister Substitute written by Wendelin Van Draanen and published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Initially delighted by an unpopular frog-dissecting teacher's absence, Dave becomes increasingly suspicious of a substitute's fascination with pet geckos and realizes that the substitute is the nefarious treasure hunter Damien Black in disguise.