{"id":42460,"date":"2025-11-15T09:15:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T16:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=42460"},"modified":"2025-11-15T09:15:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T16:15:37","slug":"rise-of-the-techpals-a-boy-and-his-d-o-g-book-2-by-jordan-hines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=42460","title":{"rendered":"Rise of the TechPals (A Boy and His D.O.G. Book 2) by Jordan Hines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A fast-paced, inventive sequel packed with humor, teamwork, and escalating stakes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Hines\u2019s hilarious, high-energy sequel to A Boy and His D.O.G. series, Blu and his loyal robot partner are thrust back into action when supposedly defunct TechPals begin glitching across town and bonding with his friends\u2014most memorably C.A.T., a razor-tongued feline who claims Calvin as her own. As rogue TechPals V.I.P.E.R., G.O.R.I.L.L.A., and P.I.G. target Blu and D.O.G., it becomes clear that a threat more dangerous than Hextron may be manipulating events from the shadows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hines broadens the series\u2019 scope with the formation of the TechPal Taskforce and riotously chaotic training scenes on alien jungle world Drunok, where Blu is pushed to shift from lone reactor to genuine leader. The ensemble\u2014Calvin, Josie, Arabella, Steele, and their distinct TechPals\u2014brings personality-driven humor and conflict, while Blu\u2019s blend of bravado, doubt, and heart keeps the emotional throughline strong.&nbsp; The upgraded, emotionless D.O.G. 2.0&#8217;s presence raises the stakes from local mayhem to galactic danger. With smart twists, sharp character work, and a villain worth fearing, this second installment makes for a must-read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rise-TechPals-Boy-His-G\/dp\/B0FLW9FN55\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Hines&#8217; Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date September 9, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN <strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>979-8999832108<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Price $19.00 (USD) Hardcover, $13.00 Paperback, $4.99 Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fast-paced, inventive sequel packed with humor, teamwork, and escalating stakes. 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As rogue TechPals V.I.P.E.R., G.O.R.I.L.L.A., and P.I.G. target Blu and D.O.G., it becomes clear that a threat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":42462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[723770808],"tags":[7223,91,3328,178,723771287,1136176,723771322,723769804,723769803,416861,723769863,723769805,1473,1008073,856121,309,723771324,723770756,349],"class_list":["post-42460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sci-fi","tag-author","tag-blogging","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-goodreads","tag-indie-books","tag-jordan-hines","tag-kindle","tag-kobo","tag-middle-grade","tag-middle-grade-science-fiction","tag-nook","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-rise-of-the-techpals-a-boy-and-his-d-o-g-book-2","tag-sci-fi","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-b2Q","amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/61nvxh9gI4L._SY425_.jpg?fit=285%2C425&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42460"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42463,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42460\/revisions\/42463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}