Cat on the Run in Cucumber Madness! (Cat on the Run #2)

by Aaron Blabey

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Princess Beautiful is, predictably, on the run. With the threats (and cucumbers) mounting, the stakes have never been higher until... Volume 3.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bad Guys comes another hilarious illustrated series starring a pampered cat who is way tougher than anyone realizes.

VANISHED! The World’s #1 Cat Video Star has disappeared! Or has she?As a diabolical mystery unravels around her, Princess Beautiful is plunged into a terrible world where trending isn’t a thing, danger lurks around every corner, and cucumbers are no laughing matter. She’s jumped out of the frying pan and into . . . CAT ON THE RUN - BOOK TWO!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781339000930
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	08/06/2024
Series:	Cat on the Run , #2
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	94 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Aaron Blabey has written many well-loved, bestselling books for children. He is the creator of three hugely successful series for children -- the New York Times bestselling The Bad Guys, Pig the Pug, and Thelma the Unicorn. The Bad Guys movie released in 2022. It was produced by DreamWorks Animation with Aaron serving as an executive producer on the project.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for The Bad Guys series:

* "This book instantly joins the classic ranks of Captain Underpants and The Stinky Cheese Man. We challenge anyone to read this and keep a straight face." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "Guaranteed to be a hit for chapter book readers looking for humor and action." — School Library Journal, starred review

From the Publisher

12/01/2024

Gr 3–5—Princess Beautiful, a famous internet cat, finds herself entangled in international crime in this latest installment of the series. The story opens with Princess Beautiful tied to a chair alongside a goat named Marv, who claims to be a literal scapegoat. Marv knows she's innocent and offers to help—if only she could trust him. Together, they must uncover who is framing her and what their true motives are. The plot leads to a world domination-themed cliff-hanger, ensuring readers will need the next graphic novel to find out what happens. The otherwise black-and-white illustrations are accented with red, drawing attention to the main character. Children will appreciate the playful tone of this mystery, especially if they have read the first book in the series. While the first half lags slightly, the story remains a quick read, and the ending will leave readers eager for more. VERDICT A solid addition where the series is already popular and graphic novels are in demand.

School Library Journal

2024-05-17
A fugitive feline finds herself at the center of international hijinks.

When we last left internet superstar and unintentional enemy of the state Princess Beautiful, she’d mysteriously disappeared after accidentally destroying a high-security prison. As this second installment begins, Princess Beautiful is tied to a chair—the work of a bespectacled goat named Marv who declares himself, somewhat conveniently, to be a literal scapegoat. People assume he’s a bad guy, but, he assures her, that’s a lie. Still, if he’s really a good guy, why is our hero tied up in a dark room, on the edge of a cliff, in the mountains of Eastern Europe? Great question! Blabey’s graphic novel plunges readers ever deeper into the tangled web of Princess Beautiful’s predicament. As Marv shuttles her to a scorpion-shaped archipelago in the Caribbean, her so-called friends rat her out to an overeager rodent detective, and Catrick Cash, her potential paramour, seeks her out for his own particular purposes. The narrative focuses on unveiling the villain who’s framing our furry protagonist and places less emphasis on the sending up of mass media and internet culture so central to the first volume. The two threads weave back together, however, in the story’s dramatic denouement, setting up a scenario for world domination to be further explored in the series’ next volume. Blabey’s spare black-and-white art is punctuated with pops of red; once more, he delivers both satirical jabs and exaggerated, cartoonish antics.

Classic comic timing and kooky characters continue to captivate. (Graphic fiction. 7-12)

Kirkus Reviews