What's worse than a dog eating your homework? Your homework eating you! When Tyler's science project comes to life, he must save his friends from a marauding hot dog and save himself from mortifying embarrassment. In addition, THE TYLER FILES breaks new ground in the chapter book genre by adding interactive backmatter to the end of the story. Tyler poses questions to stimulate creative thinking in readers. He introduces and gives examples of idioms related to the story. He gives 10 fun facts about hot dogs, and even tells some jokes!