The Cheerleaders of Doom (NERDS Book Three)

December 1, 2011
Grades 4-7 The heroes who use their stereotypical nerd characteristics (paste eating, allergies, braces) to achieve superhero status are back. This time a former NERD, Gertie Baker, has invented a machine that allows her to pop in and out of alternate realities. Unfortunately, the device is disrupting the universe, and NERD Matilda Wheezer Choi is sent to track Gertie down. Gertie's ultimate goal is to make a national cheerleading squad, which leads to encounters with distinctly unnerdlike characters and ultimately a maniacal monster named Screwball. Fans of the series will gladly recognize how the mayhem of the plot is well matched by a surfeit of quips and general goofiness of the highest order.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)

January 1, 2012
Criminal mastermind Simon has recruited a new villain to join his team. Her name is Gerdie (code name: Mathlete), and she's invented a machine she can use to steal her way through alternate realities. It's up to Matilda (a.k.a. Wheezer) and company to save the day in this over-the-top spy story that's sure to appeal to series fans.

(Copyright 2012 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)