Hamstersaurus Rex

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Meet Hamstersaurus Rex, a class pet that will go down in legend.
After eating a package of Dinoblast Powerpacker protein powder, a product of the infamous Smiles Corp, a regular hamster transforms into a fiercely adorable, super-hungry, sharp-toothed, spiky-tailed mutant...and promptly goes missing. Sam Gibbs, sixth grader, social outcast, and amateur cartoonist, is determined to find and protect the weird little guy. Little does Sam know that his dino-hamster friend will be the key to bringing down Kiefer Beefer Vanderkoff, the worst bully in the history of Horace Hotwater Middle School.
Author Tom ODonnell and illustrator Tim Miller perfectly capture the awkwardness and absurdity of middle schooland the hilarity of having a mutant dino-hamster for a class pet!

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A funny, lighthearted option for fans of Tom Angleberger. -- School Library Journal (starred review)

In the annals of class-petdom, few indeed could ever match aptly named Hamstersaurus Rex for loyalty and ferocity. -- Booklist

Author Bio

Tim Miller grew up on a dairy farm in Snohomish, Washington, with lots of cows and ducks, who inspired him to write this book (although none of them ever wore a tutu). After milking one too many cows, Tim mooved east to study at the School of Visual Arts, where he earned his bachelor's in cartooning and his master's in art education. Moo Moo in a Tutu is Tim's picture book debut as an author-illustrator. He lives in New York City, and you can visit him online at www.timmillerillustration.com.