From Drew Daywalt, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit, and illustrator Mike Lowery comes a 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 pugâand incidental heroâwho 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 Elaineâs hair dryer (the âbrain-melting heat cannonâ) to his inability to be house-trained (who could resist the âpooping rugâ?), the Petersons arenât sure how much more they can take. And that's before Sam starts harassing Justinâs 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, Samâs actionsânever mind his reasoning for themâjust may save the day.