My kingdom of darkness

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Author
Tan, Susan
Series
Pets rule! volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Publication Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Pets, hilarity, and plots for world domination come together in Pets Rule!, an early chapter book series perfect for fans of The Secret Life of Pets!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!

This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

Meet Ember, a rescue Chihuahua who has just been adopted by the Chin family. Ember is no ordinary dog: he thinks he is an evil overlord, destined to rule the world. He enlists the help of the other pets in the house, like Smelly Steve the hamster and Neo the canary, to take over the neighborhood. Their first mission is defeating Masher, the mean squirrel who lives next door. But to his shock, Ember finds himself growing attached to his “minions”, the Chin family—especially Lucy. Does Ember still have what it takes to control of the neighborhood… and the world?

With laugh-out-loud humor, engaging artwork on every page, and nonstop action that will have readers rushing to turn the pages, Pets Rule is the just-right series for any emerging reader!

"This early chapter book expertly cultivates a larger-than-life pseudo-antihero... an infectiously silly series starter." -- Kirkus Reviews

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Contributors
Wei, Wendy Tan Shiau illustrator
ISBN
9781338756340
9781338756333

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Published Reviews

Kirkus Book Review

A rescue dog takes on the neighborhood scourge to get one step closer to world domination. When the Chin family brings home new Chihuahua Ember, he immediately boasts of his plans for a kingdom takeover. Unfortunately, none of the household's humans understand their would-be overlord's barks. Not even his "favorite minion," Lucy, seems phased. The "not cute" but "EVIL" Chihuahua tries his luck with the other pets--a hamster named Steve, a bird named Neo, and a beetle named BeBe. As luck would have it, someone already rules the neighborhood: a mean squirrel named Masher. To get to the top, Ember needs to take Masher down--and brave some very scary trash cans in the process. Is this the "great and terrible destiny" he has been dreaming of? Told in 13 chapters from Ember's first-person point of view, this early chapter book expertly cultivates a larger-than-life pseudo-antihero. Tan's tone is light, with bursts of high drama and action. Tan Shiau Wei's black-and-white cartoon illustrations further enhance the comedy, creating dissonance between the pup's expectations and reality. The Chin family is cued Chinese. Future installments are already in the works. An infectiously silly series starter. (questions and activities) (Humor. 6-8) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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