Godzilla: A Junior Novelization (Vintage Tie-In Paperback) by H.B. Gilmour, Randi Reisfeld

"Look up and run for your life!"

On a deserted island far away, a blast from a nuclear bomb destroyed all life, Or did it? One lizard egg survived. Now, thirty years later, the effects of the radiation have mutated it into a monstrous giant lizard, as tall as a skyscraper. He is swift, agile, deadly-and determined to survive. They call him Godzilla. On the island of Manhattan, in New York City, four people-a scientist, a reporter, a cameraman, and a mysterious stranger-must bank together to stop Godzilla. If they fail? Well, whoever said humans would rule forever?