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When dogs go missing, one boy will find out why. 
And the answer is out of this world.
 
Nothing gets past Logan. When he observes that the neighborhood’s dogs are mysteriously vanishing, he suspects nothing less than a full-scale alien dognapping invasion. The adults don’t believe him, of course, so he enlists his friends to investigate and soon they make a shocking discovery.
 
Now man’s best friend needs help. Fast. Suddenly, Logan and his team are on a mission unlike anything known to man. 
 
A hilarious, heartwarming tale of hound-saving heroics, Invasion of the Dognappers will be gobbled up by middle-grade readers.

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ISBN hardcover 978-1-60684-054-2

ISBN paperback 978-1-60684-306-2

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The Summer before Enzo enters middle school he has “the most amazingest trip in the history of time,” courtesy of his dad’s new job with Kap, a major sportswear company. He spends a month staying in hotels, getting tips from pro athletes, and wearing the latest and greatest gear, including a one-of-a-kind prototype cap. Enzo believes that it is responsible for his amazing trip and his subsequent run of good luck upon starting school. He is nominated for class president, makes the basketball team, and is more popular than he ever imagined. His swift ascension to success and popularity isn’t faultless, as he ditches his immature best friend almost immediately for someone he thinks is cooler. But overall, though, things are great, until the cap disappears. Suddenly, his luck turns and Enzo becomes desperate to find it before his life spirals out of control. Short chapters and plenty of humorous dialogue and descriptions keep the story moving at a quick pace. Enzo tries to figure out his identity and how to do what’s right. The narrative also touches briefly on issues of marketing or branding, which could make for interesting discussion. Enzo certainly has his flaws, and they make him a believable character whose voice will ring true with children even when they don’t agree with his choices.
—School Library Journal

"Lucky Cap" is a humorous chapter book for 8-12 year-olds. The many funny twists and turns of Enzo's adventures and relationships with his friends make for great middle school adventure reading, with a nice pinch of attainable maturity goals built right in. Kids will enjoy "Lucky Cap" while inching along the road to adulthood one juvenile crisis at a time. As always, humor wraps and absolves all tragedies, mistakes, and misadventures, while gently prodding the reader along to higher moral outlooks. —Midwest Book Review