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Awesome Dog 5000 vs. Mayor Bossypants (Book 2)

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Heads up, DOG MAN lovers! Watch out, readers of BAD GUYS! Robotic dog AWESOME DOG 5000 is back in another action-packed adventure with some upgrades. . .just in time to battle a new supervillain!

Time to level up the awesomeness! Ever since discovering Awesome Dog 5000, life for gamers Marty, Ralph, and Skyler has been one epic adventure! But Awesome Dog's spectacular hero work has made front page news -- and Mayor Bossypants is not happy about it. The mayor makes a plan to take down that robot dog. . . and anyone else who stands in his way. Which means Marty, Ralph, and Skyler are about to have a real-life Bossypants battle!

Attention, readers! This 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?

Want to replay the first adventure? Check out the first book: Awesome Dog 5000!
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). View titles by Justin Dean
"A silly sugar rush of a story."—Kirkus

PRAISE FOR AWESOME DOG 5000 (Book 1):

"An awesome ride! Go, dog, go!"—Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"This book will have kids barking for more adventures!" —Booki Vivat, New York Times bestselling author of Frazzled

"Made for fans of the zany humor of Andy Griffiths and Dav Pilkey."—School Library Journal

“Amplifying silliness to new heights.”—Kirkus

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Heads up, DOG MAN lovers! Watch out, readers of BAD GUYS! Robotic dog AWESOME DOG 5000 is back in another action-packed adventure with some upgrades. . .just in time to battle a new supervillain!

Time to level up the awesomeness! Ever since discovering Awesome Dog 5000, life for gamers Marty, Ralph, and Skyler has been one epic adventure! But Awesome Dog's spectacular hero work has made front page news -- and Mayor Bossypants is not happy about it. The mayor makes a plan to take down that robot dog. . . and anyone else who stands in his way. Which means Marty, Ralph, and Skyler are about to have a real-life Bossypants battle!

Attention, readers! This 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?

Want to replay the first adventure? Check out the first book: Awesome Dog 5000!

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). View titles by Justin Dean

Praise

"A silly sugar rush of a story."—Kirkus

PRAISE FOR AWESOME DOG 5000 (Book 1):

"An awesome ride! Go, dog, go!"—Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"This book will have kids barking for more adventures!" —Booki Vivat, New York Times bestselling author of Frazzled

"Made for fans of the zany humor of Andy Griffiths and Dav Pilkey."—School Library Journal

“Amplifying silliness to new heights.”—Kirkus

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