{"product_id":"awesome-dog-5000-book-1-isbn-9780525644842","title":"Awesome Dog 5000 (Book 1)","description":"\u003cb\u003eHeads up, DOG MAN lovers! Watch out, readers of BAD GUYS! Robotic dog AWESOME DOG 5000 is in the neighborhood and he's. . . well, he's awesome.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarty, Ralph, and Skyler might make the ultimate secret combo when battling alien-slime ninjas in their favorite video game, but in real life they're just regular kids. That is, until the three best friends discover Awesome Dog 5000, a robotic dog with very real power-ups. Awesome Dog can \"bark\" a sonic boom, \"walk\" at speeds over three hundred miles per hour, and \"fetch\" with an atomic cannon. Life for Marty, Ralph, and Skyler just got a major turbo-boost!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAttention, readers! \u003c\/i\u003eAWESOME DOG 5000 is a wild action-comedy told through a mix of text and black-and-white illustrations, with a mystery to solve at the end. Can you handle the awesomeness?\"An awesome ride! Go, dog, go!\"—Chris Grabenstein, #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book will have kids barking for more adventures!\" —Booki Vivat, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFrazzled\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Made for fans of the zany humor of Andy Griffiths and Dav Pilkey.\"—\u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Amplifying silliness to new heights.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eFun fact! Justin Dean is an award-winning writer of television commercials who has led national campaigns for brands such as \u003ci\u003eSouth Park, Conan,\u003c\/i\u003e and the Olympics. Now he writes bizarro and funny books for kids, too. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two kids. Unfortunately, they don't have any robot pets (yet).Once Upon a Time in the Future\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e It is the year 3001, and the galaxy is at war. . . .\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e For over one hundred years, Earth has been under attack from alien slime ninjas. The bad guys are winning. They have captured the president of Earth and are holding her prisoner in the center of their moon maze base. Only one hero can free her. That hero is Sheriff Turbo-Karate. The mission to save the universe starts now!\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Sheriff Turbo-Karate used his jet boots to fly through the maze. First, he turned left. Then he turned right. Then he turned left--\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e And was laser-sliced by a slime ninja’s beam sword. It was a surprise attack! Sheriff Turbo-Karate took a direct hit through the chest. His cowboy hat popped off his head as he exploded into tiny specs.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The mission to save the universe starts now: Sheriff Turbo-Karate used his jet boots to fly through the maze. First, he turned left. Then he turned right. Then he took a second right--\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e And accidentally stepped in chewing gum. It was another trap! His boot stuck to the floor as bombs showered over him. Sheriff Turbo-Karate was blasted into the stars.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The mission to save the universe starts now: Sheriff Turbo-Karate used his jet boots to fly through the maze. First, he turned left. Then he turned right, then turned right again, jumped over the bubble gum, dodged the bomb shower--\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e And was zapped by a shrink ray. The alien slime ninjas caught him and held him prisoner in a stinky shoebox for the rest of his life.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The mission to save the universe starts now: Sheriff Turbo-Karate used his jet boots to fly through the maze. First, he--\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Marty Fontana leaned back in his seat and set aside his video game, Sheriff Turbo-Karate. Marty was ten years old, had spiky yellow hair, and always wore red high-top sneakers. He was bored after trying to beat the moon maze level on his video game so many times. Marty had been riding in a moving van with his mom for hours. They were driving to his new house. Marty’s mom had recently been hired to start a different job--\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Okay. Wait. Before we get too far ahead, there should be a warning to the reader.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e BOOK WARNING! BOOK WARNING! BOOK WARNING!\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e If you expected some super-cool, action-packed start with rocket jets and an evil dude and a daring rescue mission, this story isn’t for you.* Our apologies if you were confused. Even though the title of the book is Awesome Dog 5000, this story is actually about a regular kid who moves into a boring old house and starts going to a new school.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e And really, that’s about it.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e *All the action-packed stuff with rocket jets, an evil dude, and a daring rescue mission starts later, like, around chapter 11.","brand":"Yearling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303332729061,"sku":"NP9780525644842","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780525644842.jpg?v=1767722022","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/awesome-dog-5000-book-1-isbn-9780525644842","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}