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Exit strategy

"Ross Stevens has changed schools twelve times in the last three years but when his beloved Pops becomes ill, Ross and his mom must plant roots--which means no more school moves. And no more moves mean no more school exits, and Ross has perfected the science of leaving a school with an epic prank. Worse, it means he will actually have to learn how to make friends and do a science project, two things he's never had to do before. Then Ross hits on a hypothesis: if pranks are cool because they are funny then maybe he could discover the formula for funny! If his nerdy 'peer review' partner doesn't cramp his style and if the embarrassing notebook full of his 'research' doesn't get out, then maybe Ross can actually be happy staying in one place. But can he really figure out the formula for ultimate middle school happiness?"--Amazon.
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Dan versus nature

Follows the story of a teen graphic novel artist whose mother sends him on a survivalist camping trip to bond with his soon-to-be-stepdad, a haphazard journey marked by pranks, his germaphobe best friend, an attractive girl, and the loss of their guide.

Tattletale traitor

2014
Sean, one of the twins, has a reputation as a prankster, but Meri is convinced that the culprits behind the smashed brownies are Gina and Megan, class bullies--so she turns to Dorothy from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" in her magic mirror for advice on how to confront them.
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Vanished!

2018
In Washington, D.C., twelve-year-old Florian Bates, a consulting detective for the FBI, and his best friend Margaret must uncover the truth behind a series of private middle school pranks that may or may not involve the daughter of the President of the United States.
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Curious McCarthy's electric ideas

2018
When the lights go out in her house fourth-grader and middle child Curious starts to consider the whole phenomenon of electricity and how it is created--but one of her younger brothers, John Glenn McCarthy, sees her scientific research as an opportunity for practical jokes.
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Mr. Marvelous

2016
Mr. Marvelous tries to be more naughty than Little Miss Naughty and finds out there is nothing fun about playing mean tricks on people.
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The boy who cried vampire

a graphic novel
In this graphic novel version of the classic fable, Ion is a boy in a little town in Transylvania who loves to play tricks on the other villagers, so when a real vampire appears at his window nobody responds to his cries for help, and it looks like the final trick is on Ion--maybe.
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101 ways to gross out your friends

science experiments, jokes, activities & recipes for loads of gross, gooey fun
2016
Filled with science activities, jokes, and fun facts, 101 Ways to Gross Out Your Friends appeals to young scientists with an irreverent sense of humor. 101 Ways to Gross Out Your Friends features tons of gross-themed activities, jokes, and fun facts that not only entertain young readers, but also have a definitive scientific basis. From making slimy snot to gorilla poop, the hands-on activities mixed with funny jokes and how-to steps and descriptions make this title an engaging and delightfully gross way to introduce science to children.
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Lucky Luna

2018
Fifth grader Luna Ramos has a great many cousins, mostly on her father's side, but one of them, Claudia, is a source of constant annoyance; their current feud begins when Luna is punished for locking Claudia in the restroom at another cousin's quinceanera--but when there's a bullying situation at school, Luna realizes that, despite their disagreements, cousins have to stand up for each other.

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