The Underdogs: We're Not the Champions (The Underdogs #2)

by Tracey West (Author) Kyla May (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: The Underdogs

The second chapter book in this fun, highly illustrated series about four dogs who learn that being yourself is much more fun than being Best in Show. From the bestselling author of Dragon Masters and the illustrator of Diary of a Pug!

Welcome to Barksdale, where all the dogs strive for perfection. Every shopkeeper claims to be the "best groomer" or sell the "best biscuits." And at Barksdale Academy, the pressure is on for one pup to be named Best in Show.

Duke's cousin Coco, a French bulldog from Paris, is visiting for the K-2 loyalty exam. During this exam, the Underdogs and their classmates will participate in a field day event against a rival school.

Coco is cool, funny, and charming -- especially compared to the Underdogs. So when it comes time to choose teams, it's no surprise she ends up on Team Awesome instead of with her cousin Duke and his friends.

But during the K-2 exam, Coco can't seem to get anything right! She trips during the six-legged race, and drops everything that's thrown to her. If Barksdale loses the field day events, everyone -- including the Underdogs -- will fail their loyalty exam!

Can the Underdogs come to Coco's rescue -- and save their school's reputation?

With black-and-white illustrations on every page and hilarious antics throughout, this series is perfect for readers who are just starting to read chapter books on their own, or for anyone who loves a good underdog story!

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Tracey West
GRAHAM HOWELLS is a children's book author and illustrator. He illustrates the New York Times bestselling Dragon Masters series, written by Tracey West. He also produces artwork for games, television, and film. Howells won the 2009 Tir na n-Og English-Language Award for his book, Merlin's Magical Creatures.
Tracey West is the author of the New York Times bestselling series Dragon Masters, for Scholastic Branches. She has written more than 400 books for children, including the Underdogs series, illustrated by Kyla May; the Pixie Tricks series, illustrated by Xavier Bonet, and the perennially popular Pokémon chapter books. She lives with her husband, adopted dogs, and chickens in the western Catskill mountains of New York State.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781338732733
Lexile Measure
600
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Publication date
March 01, 2022
Series
The Underdogs
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV002070 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
Library of Congress categories
Dogs
Schools
Cousins
Contests
JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs
Student exchange programs
Animal fiction
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
French bulldog
School fiction

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