Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat 04 Target: Earth

Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

“Applaud for KLAWDE. Two paws up!”—Dav Pilkey, creator of the Dog Man series.

“Funny, savage, and brilliant, Klawde is the pet I wish I had.”—Max Brallier, New York Times Bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth.

Klawde is not your basic cat. He’s an emperor from another planet, exiled to Earth. He’s cruel. He’s cunning. He’s brilliant…and he’s also Raj Banerjee’s best friend.

In book four of the Klawde series, our favorite warlord cat turns his malevolent gaze to the one target he never thought he’d consider: Earth. But conquering a world is a challenge, even for Klawde, and he’ll need two things for his plan to succeed: an army of zombie squirrels, and, of course, money. Lots of money. And he has a plan to get it.

Meanwhile, as his evil pet plots world domination, Raj is also trying to make some extra cash. He’s dying for a cool virtual-reality headset and is determined to get his yard-cleaning business off the ground to pay for it. But when a friendly neighbor catches wind of Klawde’s plan, Raj and Klawde’s stories collide, and Raj may end up paying for his cat’s schemes…

Will Klawde’s thirst for power finally be quenched? Can Raj bear the responsibility of a small business? And why are all the squirrels acting strange…?

Heavily illustrated, with a hilarious, biting voice that switches between Raj’s and Klawde’s perspectives, this is the story of an unlikely friendship that emerges between a boy and the evil cat who arrived on his doorstep.

Series Overview: The fourth in an exciting middle-grade series by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth, featuring an alien warlord cat, exiled to Earth, who unwillingly befriends a boy while plotting his cosmic revenge. First two illustrated middle-grade novels launching in Spring 2019, with the third in Fall 2019, the fourth in Summer 2020, and more on the way!

About the Author

Johnny Marciano is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator. The fourth book in his Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat series is set to come out in Summer 2020. His previous work for kids ranges from The Witches of Benevento series to The No-Good Nine to Madeline at the White House, while his nonfiction work for adults includes the humorous word book Anonyponymous as well as Whatever Happened to the Metric System. Johnny lives in Headquarters, NJ, with his wife, daughter, two cats, and a dog.

Emily Chenoweth is the author of Hello Goodbye and the ghostwriter of several young adult New York Times Bestsellers. Under the name Emily Raymond, she has co-authored eight books with James Patterson, including First Love, Expelled, and Witch & Wizard: The Lost. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her partner, the writer Jon Raymond, and their two daughters.

Robb Mommaerts is an illustrator living and working in the frigid state of Wisconsin. He hasn't changed much from his childhood years in the fact that he still mostly loves drawing monsters, dinosaurs, and robots. From his basement dungeon, he works primarily in the world of game art, children's books, character design, and comics. When not attempting to put the strange daydreams from his head to paper, he and his wife are trying to keep up with two kids and a dog.

Illustrator Residence: Wisconsin