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Children's Fiction Animals

The Great Pet Escape

illustrated by Victoria Jamieson

Publisher
Henry Holt and Co.
Initial publish date
Feb 2016
Category
Animals
Recommended Age
6 to 10
Recommended Grade
1 to 5
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781627791052
    Publish Date
    Feb 2016
    List Price
    $18.5
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781627791069
    Publish Date
    Feb 2016
    List Price
    $8.99

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Description

The class pets at Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary School want OUT . . . and GW (short for George Washington), the deceptively cute hamster in the second-grade classroom, is just the guy to lead the way. But when he finally escapes and goes to find his former partners in crime, Barry and Biter, he finds that they actually LIKE being class pets. Impossible!
Just as GW gets Barry and Biter to agree to leave with him, a mouse named Harriet and her many mouse minions get in their way. What follows is class-pet chaos guaranteed to make readers giggle . . . and maybe look at their class pets a little differently in the future.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Victoria Jamieson received her BFA in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. She worked as a children's book designer before moving to Portland and becoming a freelance illustrator. She has also worked as a portrait artist aboard a cruise ship, and has lived in Australia, Italy, and Canada. She maintains a not-so-secret identity as Winnie the Pow, a skater with the Rose City Rollers roller derby league.

Editorial Reviews

"Guaranteed fun." —Kirkus Reviews
"Told with a wickedly sharp sense of humor, Jamieson’s latest delivers a madcap adventure that is sure to please young readers." —Booklist, starred review

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