THE PET WAR is a hilarious story about the timeless battles of dog vs cat brother vs sister know it all vs know nothing Eleven year old Otto wants a dog His twelve year old perfect sister Lexi wants a cat Their mother who works very long hours as a nurse wants neither Pets are expensive so who s going to pay for everything And what happens to the pet when the siblings are at their dad s for the weekend Otto has an idea What if he got a job and earned enough money to pay for the dog Then Lexi has to open her big mouth She proposes that whichever sibling can raise enough money first will decide which pet they get Oddly enough their mom and dad agree With Otto and Lexi each out to defeat the other their business plans become more elaborate and involved As the competition gets fiercer the stakes get higher and the battle lines have been drawn so let the Pet War begin