Game of Pets Book 1: The Boy Who Knew Too Much by Blabey, Aaron

Mega-bestselling author Aaron Blabey, creator of The Bad Guys, is back!

OK, here's the situation:

Thanks to a diabolical intergalactic game show, we are all cooked.

Luckily, Griff, an 11-year-old kid with innumerable allergies, just got told by a talking axolotl named Bob that Griff is the only one who can save us.

I mean, that's kind of good news, right?

Trouble is, Bob's prophecy comes with a warning: "Watch your back, man...your PETS are not what they seem..."

Prepare to have your mind blown and your cats and dogs under heavy suspicion. It's time to buckle up for an insane, laugh-out-loud new series, 260 million years in the making...

Author: Aaron Blabey
Publisher: Odd Dot
Published: 09/29/2026
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781250424990
Audience: Ages 9-12

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/15/2026
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2026
School Library Journal 08/01/2026 pg. 77
Booklist 08/01/2026

About the Author
Aaron Blabey is a #1 New York Times-bestselling author with around sixty million books in print. His various series, including The Bad Guys, Pig the Pug, Thelma the Unicorn, and Cat on the Run, are widely loved around the world and have been translated into many languages. Aaron is also an executive producer on the DreamWorks movies The Bad Guys and The Bad Guys 2 and on the Netflix musical animation Thelma the Unicorn.