{"product_id":"captain-underpants-and-the-preposterous-plight-of-the-purple-potty-people-color-edition-captain-underpants-8-volume-8-9781338655902","title":"Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People: Color Edition (Captain Underpants #8): Volume 8 by Pilkey, Dav","description":"George and Harold's time-traveling Purple Potty lands them in a crazy place in the eighth book in this #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of Dog Man!\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe teachers are nice, the cafeteria serves delicious food, and the school principal, Mr. Krupp, thinks George and Harold are hilarious. Something is very, very wrong -- and it gets even \u003ci\u003ewronger \u003c\/i\u003ewhen the boys' pet pterodactyl, Crackers, and Sulu the Bionic Hamster are captured by George and Harold's evil-twin look-alikes. Now George and Harold must face their greatest foes yet: THEMSELVES! Can they handle this mess on their own, or will they need Captain Underpants to swoop in and save the day?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dav Pilkey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.20h x 5.40w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781338655902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books -- the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to illustrate and write. He won a national competition in 1986 and the prize was the publication of his first book, \u003ci\u003eWorld War Won\u003c\/i\u003e. He made many other books before being awarded the 1998 California Young Reader Medal for \u003ci\u003eDog Breath\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published in 1994, and in 1997 he won the Caldecott Honor for \u003ci\u003eThe Paperboy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Super Diaper Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2002, was the first complete graphic novel spin-off from the Captain Underpants series and appeared at #6 on the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list for all books, both adult and children's, and was also a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. It was followed by \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung Fu Cavemen from the Future\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSuper Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers\u003c\/i\u003e, both \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. The unconventional style of these graphic novels is intended to encourage uninhibited creativity in kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, empathy, and the triumph of the good-hearted. Dav loves to kayak in the Pacific Northwest with his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books -- the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to illustrate and write. He won a national competition in 1986 and the prize was the publication of his first book, \u003ci\u003eWorld War Won\u003c\/i\u003e. He made many other books before being awarded the 1998 California Young Reader Medal for \u003ci\u003eDog Breath\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published in 1994, and in 1997 he won the Caldecott Honor for \u003ci\u003eThe Paperboy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Super Diaper Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2002, was the first complete graphic novel spin-off from the Captain Underpants series and appeared at #6 on the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list for all books, both adult and children's, and was also a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. 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