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Geeked OutSeries
series2 books2018
Superhero, funny and lighthearted in tone, about friendship and coming of age, set in north america and contemporary.
“Waddle Jr. High has become a dystopian outpost with divided cliques—Pepville, Jockstown, Staffland, and even Geekdom.”
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Captain UnderpantsSeries
series15 books1989
Superhero and humor, funny in tone, about friendship, set in north america and contemporary.
Start with The Really Cool Adventures of Captain Underpants →
The Nose from JupiterNovel
Richard Scrimgerstandalone novel1998
Fantasy.
“Richard Scrimger is a Canadian writer who has published fourteen books since 1996.”
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The Extraordinaries (TJ Klune)Series
series3 books2020
About identity, set in big city.
“The Extraordinaries follows Nick Bell, a fanfiction-writing teenager with ADHD who is infatuated with his city's resident superhero, Shadow Star, and decides the only way to get noticed is to become extraordinary himself.”
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The Christmas GenieNovel
Dan Gutmanstandalone novel2009
Fantasy, set in small town.
“When a meteorite crashes into a fifth-grade classroom at Lincoln School in Oak Park, Illinois, the genie inside agrees to grant the class a Christmas wish--if they can agree on one within an hour.”
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The Misadventures of GraysonSeries
series2 books2025
Humor, funny in tone, about friendship and coming of age, set in north america and contemporary.
“Chet Burrah is a rising football star, even if nobody else knows it yet.”
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Start with Wingman – Rise of Chet: A Comedic Coming of Age Misadventure →