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Children's Fiction Science Fiction

Mega-Dogs of New Kansas

by (author) Dan Jolley

illustrated by Jacques Khouri

Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Initial publish date
Oct 2020
Category
Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Dogs
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781728412894
    Publish Date
    Oct 2020
    List Price
    $14.99

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 8 to 12
  • Grade: 3 to 6
  • Reading age: 9 to 10

Description

The story of a girl and her dog—in space. Sienna Barlow loves nothing more than riding around New Kansas on top of her mega-dog, Gus. He's one of the massive pooches protecting the human settlers of a strange planet. In fact, Sienna connects better with Gus than with other kids. So when a visiting official threatens to shut down the mega-dog program, Sienna sneaks off with her best friend. After she, Gus, and a stowaway crash their escape ship, they discover a danger to every human in their community—and launch a wild plan to save New Kansas.

About the authors

Dan Jolley began writing professionally at the age of 19. Since starting out in comic books, he has worked for DC (Firestorm), Marvel (Dr. Strange), Dark Horse (Aliens), and Image (G.I. Joe). He later branched out into licensed-property novels (Star Trek), film novelizations (Iron Man), and original novels, including the urban fantasy series Five Elements and the Audible Original House of Teeth. Working with Erin Hunter, he has scripted the manga stories set in the Warriors universe. Dan lives with his wife Tracy and a handful of largely inert felines in northwest Georgia. Readers can learn more about him at www.danjolley.com.

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Jacques Khouri makes animated films, works on commercials, teaches, and draws comics for a living. His influences range from animated cartoons to European and American comics. He currently lives in Montreal. You can find his work at ijotalot.com and jackkhouri.com. Please follow him on Tumblr or Instagram at @ijotalot.

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Awards

  • Winner, Eleanor Cameron Award for Middle Grades
  • Winner, The Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens
  • Winner, Junior Library Guild Selection

Editorial Reviews

"An inventive intergalactic romp."—Kirkus Reviews

"[An] adventure to keep readers turning pages. . . . dog fans will be pleased."—School Library Journal

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