Awesome Dog 5000 vs. Mayor Bossypants (Book 2)
Awesome Dog 5000 vs. Mayor Bossypants (Book 2)
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Random House
Just the Series: Awesome Dog 5000 Vol. 2   

Series and Publisher: Awesome Dog 5000   

Annotation: Heads up, DOG MAN lovers! Watch out, readers of BAD GUYS! Robotic dog AWESOME DOG 5000 is back in another action-packed ... more
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #206842
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Random House
Copyright Date: 2020
Edition Date: 2020 Release Date: 03/03/20
Pages: 213 pages
ISBN: 0-525-64487-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-525-64487-3
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2019019284
Dimensions: 22 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 CST 2023)

Awesome Dog 5000 and the Zeroes Club return for another wacky adventure.After an advertisement for the sequel of the kids' favorite video game—starring Sheriff Turbo-Karate, who attacks with "infinity farts"—the story provides readers an explicit recap of series opener Awesome Dog 5000 (2019), reintroducing new kid Marty Fontana, daredevil Skyler Kwon, and trivia-spouting Ralph Rogers. Soon a threat emerges in the form of Mayor Manny Bossypants, a Napoleonic megalomaniac. When the unveiling of a giant statue of the mayor goes badly and Awesome Dog 5000 saves the day, he declares war on the heroes so that the spotlight will be his alone. Meanwhile, the heroes learn that the new video game's affordable version, the "meh edition," isn't worth buying—but if they win the school science fair, they'll be able to afford the "gold deluxe" version. When their early science-invention attempts fail, they gamble on concealing Awesome Dog in their machine, which leads to chaos as the mayor's forces zero in on them. Along the way there's a quickly resolved friendship plot and a message about responsibility that meshes surprisingly well with the silliness. The ending reveals a secret message hidden in the illustrations, which depict the characters rather as though they were cartoon Legos. Diversity among main characters is primarily conveyed through naming convention; Skyler's implied Asian while Marty and Ralph present white.A silly sugar rush of a story. (Science fiction. 7-11)

School Library Journal (Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 CST 2023)

Gr 3-5 Marty, Skyler, and Ralph are back in this Awesome Dog 5000 sequel and now face Mayor Bossypants, a small man with a large ego who has managed to convert himself into a "giant maniac robot." How much longer can they hide Awesome Dog from himespecially when they need their canine friend to power their invention, a machine that makes school cafeteria food edible? As in the first volume, almost every page is illustrated with kitschy black-and-white art reminiscent of chibi manga characters and the Powerpuff Girls . The illustrations contain a decoding game, and gamers will be entertained by vivid descriptions of our heroes' favorite video game, Sheriff Turbo-Karate , as well as the plot's extended robot battles crammed with missiles and explosions. The book grounds itself when the friends learn how to be brave enough to own up to a mistake. Ralph and Marty are white, and Skyler has a Korean last name. VERDICT Recommended for gamers and fans of series heavy on illustrations and humor, such as Dav Pilkey's "Dog Man" and Judd Winick's "HiLo."Lisa Goldstein, Brooklyn Public Library

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Kirkus Reviews (Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 CST 2023)
School Library Journal (Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 CST 2023)
Word Count: 18,468
Reading Level: 4.8
Interest Level: 2-5
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.8 / points: 3.0 / quiz: 507242 / grade: Middle Grades
Lexile: 660L
Guided Reading Level: R
Fountas & Pinnell: R

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!


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