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Crimebiters!: My Dog Is Better Than Your Dog

By Tommy Greenwald   Illustrated by Adam Stower   

Scholastic Inc | ISBN 9780545773324 Hardcover
208 Pages | 5.77" x 8.53" | Ages 8 to 12

Scholastic Press | ISBN 9780545773331 Ebook
208 Pages | Ages 8 to 12

A humorous and illustrated new series about a boy whose dog may or may not be a crimefighting vampire.

Jimmy Bishop loves doing 3 things:

1) Laughing at funny dog videos online, 2) watching his favorite show (Stop! Police!) on TV, 3) and reading his favorite vampire book (Fang Goodness) over and over.

His self-involved older sister and workaholic Mom think he needs to stop obsessing already! But when his Dad finally allows Jimmy to get a puppy before school starts, everything changes and Jimmy has something new to focus on: his amazing dog, Abby who seems to have some very unusual habits. She sleeps all day but is wired at night, and she runs from the garlic kelp biscuit made by Jimmy’s strange new babysitter Mrs. Cragg. There’s just something different about Abby. Could she possibly be... a vampire? Jimmy’s best friend Irwin thinks Jimmy’s being ridiculous, but then when Abby uncovers a real crime in progress and helps him become friends with an actual, human girl, even Irwin has to admit that perhaps Abby might have some super powers after all.

Raves & reviews:

Praise for Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading:

"With its subversive humor and contemporary details drawn straight from kids’ worlds, this clever title should attract a wide following." —Booklist, starred review

"This is a fun, fast-moving look at middle-school life through the eyes of a kid who would rather clean his room than pick up a book. Reluctant readers will be pleased." —School Library Journal

"Slackers everywhere have a new, likable hero in Charlie Joe Jackson." —Kirkus Reviews


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