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Dawn of the Axolotl: A Branches Book (Pets Rule! #9)

Series: Pets Rule!
Brief Description
Ember and his pet friends come face-to-face with the most bizarre pet yet: an evil axolotl! 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... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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While the Chin family pet-sits Arnold the axolotl, Ember the Chihuahua becomes worried that his pet friends are falling under Arnold's hypnotic spell.

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Ember and his pet friends come face-to-face with the most bizarre pet yet: an evil axolotl!

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!

Series: Pets Rule!

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781546180289

Publisher: Scholastic US

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 August 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Scholastic US

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Wendy Tan Shiau Wei

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 0g

Pages: 96

About the Author

Susan Tan has lived in many places in her life, but calls Concord, Massachusetts, home. After studying at Williams College, she earned her PhD from the University of Cambridge, where she studied children's literature. She currently lives in Somerville, enjoys frequent trips to Chinatown to eat tzuck sang, and teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Susan is the author of the Cilla Lee-Jenkins chapter book series and the Pets Rule! series.


Wendy Tan Shiau Wei is a visual development and storyboard artist for animated series, advertising, and films, and an illustrator for children's books and publishing. Her work can be seen in TV commercials, radio stations, advertisements, shows, publishing, and fashion. Wendy loves telling stories through her work; storyboarding and comics are two of the ways she expresses her thoughts and feelings. She lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with her family.

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