About this book

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!

Ember comes face-to-face with truly the strangest villain he's ever seen: a pink axolotl! With his weirdly cute face, at first glance, Arnold the axolotl appears to be super chill. Steve and Neo, the other Chin family pets, are eager to befriend the axolotl, but Ember's overlord instincts kick in when he thinks that Arnold is actually out to hypnotize his friends to make them his minions! Will Ember be able to thwart the evil axolotl's plans and save his friends from falling under Arnold's wicked spell?

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!

Reviews

Praise for Revenge of the Raccoons (Pets Rule #7):

"This series is distinct for its pitch-perfect animal-tinged humor and frequent illustrations, making it a great pick for both regular and reluctant readers." -- School Library Journal

Praise for The Night of the Chipmunk (Pets Rule #6):

"[A] pitch-perfect early chapter book series." -- School Library Journal

Praise for My Kingdom of Darkness (Pets Rule! #1):

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

Praise for Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire:

* "Cilla's empathy, candor, and skill at turning a phrase indicates that her claim to be a future author extraordinaire is completely justified... Anyone who spends time with Cilla Lee-Jenkins will look forward to reading her in the future." -- Booklist, starred review

"Heartwarming and poignant! Meeting Cilla felt like making a new best friend. I can't wait to share the book with my own daughter." -- Grace Lin, bestselling author of Newbery Honor book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver

"Tan writes in a fun and spunky voice that brings to mind favorite characters such as Junie B. Jones, Ramona Quimby, and Fancy Nancy but is still all her own... Readers will identify with Cilla and wish they were friends with her in real life." -- School Library Journal

"In Tan's debut novel... readers will meet spunky 8 1/2 year old Cilla, who is 50% Chinese, 50% Caucasian and I think 100% wonderful... I suspect young readers will want to reach into the pages and hug her!" -- Rachel Renee Russell writing for Amazon's Omnivoracious, bestselling author of The Dork Diaries