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The Nine Lives of Alexander Baddenfield

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The Twits

Roald Dahl · 96 pages

The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.

Villain ProtagonistMiddle GradeDark ComedyWhimsical
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The Reptile Room

Lemony Snicket · 196 pages

Book 2 of A Series of Unfortunate Events. The three unluckiest children in the world return for another misfortunate adventure. The Baudelaire children survived their first encounter with the dastardly and scheming Olaf, but the Count doesn't give up easily. Nor does the Baudelaire luck ever seem to improve.

Dark ComedyMiddle GradeVillain ProtagonistWhimsical
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The Arctic Incident

Eoin Colfer · 304 pages

Auf geheimen Wegen gelangt Meisterverbrecher Artemis Fowl in das eisige Murmansk, wo er seinen Vater vermutet, der sich in der Gewalt einer skrupellosen Erpresserbande befinden soll. Doch Artemis hat ungewöhnliche Verbündete auf seiner Seite und natürlich auch schon einen Plan im Kopf. Einen gefährlichen Plan.

Villain ProtagonistMiddle GradeDark ComedyWhimsical
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Dreadful

Caitlin Rozakis · 344 pages

Villain ProtagonistWhimsicalDark ComedyFunny
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Nimona

Noelle Stevenson · 272 pages

The graphic novel debut from rising star Noelle Stevenson, based on her beloved and critically acclaimed web comic, which Slate awarded its Cartoonist Studio Prize, calling it "a deadpan epic." Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from Noelle Stevenson. Featuring an exclusive epilogue not seen in the web comic, al

Villain ProtagonistDark ComedyWhimsicalFunny
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The Lives of Christopher Chant

Diana Wynne Jones · 252 pages

PerfectBound e-book exclusive extras: "Diana Wynne Jones's The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Nine Notes"; and our exclusive interview with Diana Wynne Jones.His father and uncles are enchanters, his mother a powerful sorceress, yet nothing seems magical about Christopher Chant except his dreams. Night after night, he climbs through the formless Place Between and visits marvelous lands he calls the A

CatsMiddle GradeWhimsicalFunny
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The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Terry Pratchett · 270 pages

Winner of the 2001 Carnegie MedalOne rat, popping up here and there, squeaking loudly, and taking a bath in the cream, could be a plague all by himself. After a few days of this, it was amazing how glad people were to see the kid with his magical rat pipe. And they were amazing when the rats followed hint out of town.They'd have been really amazed if they'd ever found out that the rats and the pip

CatsMiddle GradeWhimsicalFunny
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Bunnicula

James Howe, Deborah Howe · 98 pages

CatsMiddle GradeWhimsicalFunny
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The Worst Witch

Jill Murphy · 106 pages

CatsMiddle GradeWhimsicalFunny
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The Rise of Scourge

Dan Jolley · 112 pages

When kittypet Tiny crosses paths with some wild forest cats defending their territory, he is left with scars - and a bitter, deep-seated grudge. As his reputation grows among the strays and loners that live in the dirty brick alleyways of Twolegplace, he changes his name to Scourge and puts everything about his old life behind him - except his deadly desire for revenge.

Villain ProtagonistCatsMiddle Grade
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The Cat Who Came in Off the Roof

Annie M.G. Schmidt · 160 pages

CatsMiddle GradeWhimsicalFunny
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Villain ProtagonistCatsMiddle Grade
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Measle And The Wrathmonk

Ian Ogilvy · 208 pages

Middle GradeDark ComedyWhimsicalFunny
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Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales

Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling

Everyone thinks they know the real story behind the villains in fairy tales—evil, no two ways about it. But the villains themselves beg to differ. In Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling's new anthology for younger readers, you'll hear from the Giant's wife ("Jack and the Beanstalk"), Rumplestiltskin, the oldest of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, and many more. A stellar lineup of authors, including Gar

Villain ProtagonistWhimsicalMiddle GradeFunny
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The Cricket in Times Square

George Selden · 151 pages

An updated version of the timeless children's classic featuring a business-savvy mouse, a kind alley cat, and a talented country cricket, featuring a new foreword and revisions by YA author Stacey Lee. Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the v

CatsMiddle GradeWhimsicalFunny
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The Night of Wishes

Michael Ende, Heike Schwarzbauer, Rick Takvorian · 224 pages

The sorcerer Beelzebub Preposteror and his witchy aunt must complete their annual quota of evil deeds before midnight. But a small cat and a raven are waiting to foil their plans and save the world.

Villain ProtagonistMiddle GradeWhimsicalFunny
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Butcher & Blackbird: The Ruinous Love Trilogy

Brynne Weaver · 351 pages

Every serial killer needs a friend. Every game must have a winner. When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul. From small town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, o

Villain ProtagonistDark ComedyFunnyMale Lead
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The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop

Kate Saunders · 304 pages

Welcome to the most magical house in London, Oz and Lily's family have inherited it together with the mysterious shop downstairs. Long ago, its famous chocolate-makers were clever sorcerers. Now evil villains are hunting the secret of their greatest recipe. The terrifying power of this magic chocolate could destroy the world. The children are swept into a thrilling battle, helped by an invisible c

CatsMiddle GradeWhimsicalFunny
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The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man

Lloyd Alexander · 112 pages

When he begins dealing with humanity, Lionel the cat begins to understand why his wizard master was reluctant to change him into a man.

CatsWhimsicalMiddle GradeFunny
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Coraline

Neil Gaiman · 176 pages

When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous. But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.

CatsMiddle GradeWhimsicalFunny
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Dark Lord: The Early Years

Jamie Thomson

Evil Dark Lord tries to recover his dignity, his power, and his lands when an arch-foe transports him to a small town, into the body of a thirteen-year-old boy.

Villain ProtagonistMiddle GradeFunnyMale Lead
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This Inevitable Ruin

Matt Dinniman · 880 pages

They call it Faction Wars. The ninth floor. Nine armies, each led by rich and powerful aliens from across the galaxy. Each team has one objective: to capture and hold the castle at the very center of the battlefield. Strategy, alliances, pitched battles, and, of course, betrayal... It all makes for great fun and even greater television. After all, none of these powerful aliens really die wh

CatsDark ComedyFunnyMale Lead
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The School for Good and Evil

Soman Chainani · 496 pages

**A dark and enchanting fantasy adventure perfect for those who prefer their fairytales with a twist. The first in the bestselling School for Good and Evil series.** Every four years, two girls are kidnapped from the village of Gavaldon. Legend has it these lost children are sent to the School for Good and Evil, the fabled institution where they become fairytale heroes or villains. With her

Villain ProtagonistWhimsicalMiddle GradeFunny
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Earwig and the witch

Diana Wynne Jones, Paul O. Zelinsky, Miho Satake · 144 pages

CatsWhimsicalMiddle GradeFunny

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