Awesome Dog 5000 vs. The Kitty-Cat Cyber Squad (Book 3)

by Justin Dean

Overview

Heads up, DOG MAN lovers! Watch out, readers of BAD GUYS! Robotic dog AWESOME DOG 5000 is back in his third action-packed adventure!

Evil Cat vs. Awesome Dog! Get ready to meet Awesome Dog's number one fan—Tina Tinkerwith. Tina's an obsessed toy designer who'll stop at NOTHING to get close to her idol, even if it means becoming a SUPERVILLAIN herself! Find out what happens when Awesome Dog and his pals face off against Tina and her army of robotic kitty toys in the AWESOMEST Awesome Dog yet! The claws are coming out to settle the age-old debate once and for all, which is better? Cats or dogs?

Attention, readers! AWESOME 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?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593172827
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	05/04/2021
Series:	Awesome Dog 5000 Series , #3
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile:	670L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Fun fact! Justin Dean is an award-winning writer of television commercials who has led national campaigns for brands such as South Park,Conan, 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). Visit him at justinwritesbooks.com. You can also find him on YouTube under Awesome Draw 5000 and on instagram @jddean5000

Editorial Reviews

2021-03-03
Marty, Ralph, Skyler, and Awesome Dog 5000 go public as superheroes in this third outing.

After the public battle against the former mayor, Townville plans an award ceremony for Awesome Dog. The human heroes (White-appearing Marty and Ralph and Korean-coded Skyler) decide to don superhero costumes and identities in order to attend. They become, respectively, Super Awesome, Professor I.Q., and Purple Lightning. The superhero frenzy draws the attention of obsessive fangirl Tina Tinkerwith, who reads as Black. Upon losing her job as a toy inventor, Tina is tricked into villainy as a way to get closer to her idols. The comic-book–genre savvy is combined with fourth wall–breaking humor (such as an introductory guide giving page numbers for recaps based on readers’ needs and a gag inviting readers into a staring contest with a drawing of a snail) and, of course, fart jokes. Fact-spouting Ralph is the emotional focus of this one—his more conventional friends take to heroics more easily, and he struggles to feel like he belongs. This storyline is more successful than previous ones because it includes his difficulties outside of the heroic arena. That said, plenty of page space (and silly illustrations) is devoted to the escalating battles against Tina’s alter ego, Lady Catastrophe (“emphasis on the C-A-T,” reflecting her robotic feline criminal army). A puzzle at the end provides breadcrumbs for the next sequel.

A solidly funny book that knows its audience. (Science fiction. 7-11)

Kirkus Reviews