The Great Pet Escape

Written & illustrated by Victoria Jamieson

Book #1 in the Pets on the Loose series

A group of pets in a school plot to escape and cause chaos in the cafeteria

4.8/7 Bookroo experts·4.0/5 Goodreads · 1,892 ratings

64 pages· 3,241 words· Est. 49 min read

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Bookroo's summary

GW, a clever hamster, plans a daring escape from Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary. But when his old partners, Barry and Biter, prefer their cozy classroom life, GW faces a dilemma. Just as he convinces them to join his adventure, Harriet the mouse and her minions create chaos. Will GW's escape plan succeed, or will the class pets find unexpected happiness in captivity? Dive into a hilarious tale of friendship, freedom, and furry antics that will make you see class pets in a whole new light.

From the publisher

The class pets at Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary School want OUT . . . and GW (short for George Washington), the deceptively cute hamster in the second-grade classroom, is just the guy to lead the way. But when he finally escapes and goes to find his former partners in crime, Barry and Biter, he finds that they actually LIKE being class pets. Impossible! Just as GW gets Barry and Biter to agree to leave with him, a mouse named Harriet and her many mouse minions get in their way. What follows is class-pet chaos guaranteed to make readers giggle . . . and maybe look at their class pets a little differently in the future.

At a glance

Format
Pages: 64
Words: 3,241
Reading age: 6–10
Audience: Juvenile Reader
Lexile: ~401L

Themes & topics

Books about school Books about pets Books about escapes Books about escape Books about chaos

After the last page

Talk about it together

Ask your child if they child were a class pet, what animal would they be and what grade would they want to be in?

How did they enjoy reading in the graphic novel (comic style) format? What were their likes and dislikes in reading in a graphic novel format?

What readers & critics say

Reviews

4.8

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4.5

“This is a quick, enjoyable read about class pets and an (almost) attempted escape! The comic book/graphic format makes it enjoyable even for younger readers (my 3.5 year old has requested this multiple times even though the premise of school is a little over his head).”

Marmee

Trusted reviewer

For readers who can't stop at one