{"product_id":"dudes-take-over-9781949212198","title":"Dudes Take Over","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's 5th Grade, and the Dudes are ready to rule the school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe mission: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInflate the class economy, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRock down the walls, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRace to the state capitol, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake over the governor's office.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Goal: \u003c\/strong\u003e To take possession of the most powerful dart gun ever invented! You won't want to miss Deven's hilarious election speech, Jayden's Dude-themed birthday bash, or the battle with baby-stealing bandits!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuard your garden gnome because Dudes are taking over!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 5th Grade, you have to be totally mature and responsible. That's why the Dudes are taking their wacky brand of humor to the school! You'll crack up when these five friends take on babysitting, back yard downhill skiing, and a spy mission to the principal's office. You'll LOL through the talent show, the election, and a robot bidding war. Sherwood Elementary will never be the same!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFun on an epic scale for your kids!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook Two of The Dudes Adventure Chronicles is a series of realistic but zany suburban adventures featuring kids who know how to make their own fun! This modern series is for intermediate readers 8-14 who can't get enough madcap adventure and hilarious hijinks. Each chapter book provides several capers that keep kids reading to find out how it all comes out...or doesn't (!) with hilarious consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe books can be read as a series or in any order. The Dudes are a diverse group of preteen boys with awesome ideas for IRL action. These five best friends find clever ways to have fun and, incidentally, turn their neighborhood upside down! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis diary of Dude-approved adventures is filled with classic boy fun like: battles, corny jokes, zombies, treehouses, secret codes, and summer fun!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Save the Dudes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"With one priceless, laugh-out-loud scenario after another, the mother and son team of Johnson and Reynolds delivers a fine tale...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"...the story is given depth by emotional challenges each friend must face, described with subtlety.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Readers will likely be eager to read the next adventure.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Hilarious comic mayhem, rounded out by affection and insight.\" --Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpoilers: \u003c\/strong\u003e Classic humor without movie tie-ins or fart jokes! Appeals to middle grade readers who like funny, realistic fiction without a tacked-on message or ripped-from-the-headlines problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLacking in butts, farts, and crude humor, this series is perfect for fans of Gordon Korman, Dave Pilkey, Jeffrey Brown, Mike Lupica, Gary Paulsen, and Kwame Alexander.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassic middle grade humor with modern kids and realistic misadventures make for better-than-real-life hilarity. If they like Beverly Cleary's Henry Huggins or Barbara Robinson's The Worst Best Christmas Pageant Ever, they'll love the Dudes!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning to Parents: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dudes' insane take on parents, school, and the PTA just might be catching. Anecdotal evidence suggests that readers of the Dudes may \u003cem\u003eimagine\u003c\/em\u003e some resemblance between the Dudes' parents and their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan be read as a series or in any order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMakes a Great Gift or a Perfect Stocking Stuffer for preteens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreat choice for summer reading or as a read-a-loud that will have the whole family cracking up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReynolds, Tyler:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Tyler Reynolds has been entrusted with the awesome duty of preserving the legend of the Dudes' epic adventures for all time. He lives with his mom and dad, two brothers, and a dog and spends his non-screen-time with his four best friends. 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