They Call Me No Sam!

<ul><li><strong>An Instant<em> New York Times </em>Bestseller</strong></li><li><strong>An Indie Next Pick</strong></li><li><strong>A "howlingly funny tale." —ALA <em>Booklist</em> (starred review)</strong></li></ul><br/><p><strong>From Drew Daywalt, the #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Day the Crayons Quit</em>, and illustrator Mike Lowery comes a heavily illustrated, paper-over-board middle grade novel about Sam, a noble pug who will go to any lengths to protect his family from the bad guys!</strong></p><p>Meet Sam: an insolent pug—and incidental hero—who will stop at nothing to protect his family!</p><p>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 Elaine’s hair dryer (the “brain-melting heat cannon”) to his inability to be house-trained (who could resist the “pooping rug”?), the Petersons aren’t sure how much more they can take. And that's <em>before </em>Sam starts harassing Justin’s crush (and potential new friend), Phoebe, who Sam is sure is an evil wizard out to harm Justin.</p><p>But when a pair of crooks encroaches on the Peterson household in an attempt to steal their confidential findings, Sam’s actions—never mind his reasoning for them—just may save the day.</p>