They Call Me No Sam!
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2024 · Est. 2.5 hour read

They Call Me No Sam!

By Drew Daywalt, Mike Lowery (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the No Sam! series

A pug's antics may save his family from crooks.

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224 pages· 18,199 words· Est. 2.5 hour read
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Sam, a mischievous pug, is adopted by the Petersons to keep their son company. Despite causing chaos, Sam suspects Justin's crush is an evil wizard. When crooks target the family's secret project, Sam's wild antics might just be their unexpected salvation.

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From Drew Daywalt, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit, and illustrator Mike Lowery comes a heavily illustrated, paper-over-board middle grade novel about Sam, a noble pug who will go to any lengths to protect his family from the bad guys!Meet Sam: an insolent pug–and incidental hero–who will stop at nothing to protect his family!When scientists Elaine and Gary Peterson adopt Sam to keep their son, Justin, company in the midst of a top-secret research project, they never imagine the precocious pup will cause more harm than good. But from chewing up Elaine’s hair dryer (the “brain-melting heat cannon”) to his inability to be house-trained (who could resist the “pooping rug”?), the Petersons aren’t sure how much more they can take. And that’s before Sam starts harassing Justin’s crush (and potential new friend), Phoebe, who Sam is sure is an evil wizard out to harm Justin.But when a pair of crooks encroaches on the Peterson household in an attempt to steal their confidential findings, Sam’s actions–never mind his reasoning for them–just may save the day.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
224
Words
18,199
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Themes & topics
Books about dogsBooks about familyBooks about petsBooks about family dynamicsBooks about supernatural threats
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Book details

Publication
Published
June 4, 2024
Publisher
Clarion Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780358612902

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