Horn Book (Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 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.

ALA Booklist (Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 CST 2011)

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.

School Library Journal (Mon Feb 06 00:00:00 CST 2023)

ANDERSON, M.T . Zombie Mommy . Bk. 5. illus. by Kurt Cyrus. 240p. (A Pals in Peril Tale). S &; S. Oct. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-8641-6 ; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4391-5610-0 . LC number unavailable. Gr 4-7 APPELBAUM, Susannah . The Shepherd of Weeds . Bk. 3. illus. by Andrea Offermann. 464p. (The Poisons of Caux Series). Knopf . Oct. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-85175-9 ; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-95175-6 ; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89897-6 . LC number unavailable. Gr 47 BARKER, Clive . Absolute Midnight . Bk. 3. illus. by author. 592p. (Abarat Series). HarperCollins . Oct. 2011. Tr $24.99. ISBN 978-0-06-029171-6 . LC 2010042665. Gr 710 BEMIS, John Claude . The White City . Bk. 3. 400p. (The Clockwork Dark Series). Random . 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-375-85568-9 ; PLB $20.99. ISBN 978-0-375-95568-6 ; ebook $17.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89312-4 . LC 2010014252. Gr 69 BIRNEY, Betty G. School Days According to Humphrey . Bk. 7. 160p. Putnam . 2011. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25413-0 . LC 2010014792. Gr 24 BRIAN, Kate . Vengeance . Bk. 14. 240p. (Private Series). S &; S. 2011. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-8473-3 ; ebook $8.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-1289-7 . LC 2011930749. Gr 9 Up BUCKLEY, Michael . The Cheerleaders of Doom . Bk. 3. illus. by Ethen Beavers. 288p. (NERDS series). Abrams / Amulet . 2011. Tr $14.95. ISBN 978-1-4197-0024-8 . LC number unavailable. Gr 57 CAMMUSO, Frank . The Battling Bands . Bk. 3. 128p. (Knights of the Lunch Table Series). Scholastic / Graphix . 2011. pap. $10.99. ISBN 978-0-439-90318-9 . LC number unavailable. Gr 48 CHESHIRE, Simon . The Pirate's Blood and Other Case Files . Bk. 3. illus. by R.W. Alley. 240p. (Saxby Smart, Private Detective Series). Roaring Brook . 2011. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-476-9 . LC 2010029240. Gr 35 CHIMA, Cinda Williams . The Gray Wolf Throne . Bk. 3. 528p. (Seven Realms Series). Hyperion . 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-1825-1 . LC 2011008663. Gr 8 Up DAVIS, Bryan . Diviner . Bk. 3. 432p. (Dragons of Starlight Series). Zondervan . 2011. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-310-71838-3 . LC number unavailable. Gr 710 FUSSELL, Sandy . Shaolin Tiger . Bk. 3. illus. by Rhian Nest James. 272p. (Samurai Kids Series). Candlewick . 2011. pap. $6.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5702-4 . LC 2010052614. Gr 57 GODBERSEN, Anna . Beautiful Days . Bk. 2. 368p. (Bright Young Things Series). HarperCollins . 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-1962684 . LC number unavailable. Gr 9 Up HARDY, Janice . Darkfall . Bk. 3. 432p. (The Healing Wars Series). HarperCollins . Oct. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-174750-2 . LC number unavailable. Gr 8–10 IGNATOW, Amy . The Popularity Papers: Words of (Questionable) Wisdom from Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang . Bk. 3. illus. by author. 208p. Abrams / Amulet . Oct. 2011. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-1-4197-0063-7 . LC 2010930192. Gr 4–6 KAGAWA, Julie . The Iron Knight . Bk. 4. 304p. (The Iron Fey Series). Harlequin Teen. Oct. 2011. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-373-21036-7 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7–10 KIBUISHI, Kazu . The Last Council . Bk. 4. illus. by author. 224p. (Amulet Series). Scholastic / Graphix . 2011. pap. $10.99. ISBN 978-0-545-20887-1 . LC 2011925167. Gr 4 Up LEWIS, Josh . Super Chicken Nugget Boy and the Massive Meatloaf Man Manhunt . illus. by Stephen Gilpin. 144p. (Super Chicken Nugget Boy Series). Disney . 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-1501-4 ; pap. $4.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-1536-6 . LC 2011014195. Gr 2–4 MCMULLAN, Kate . Nice Shot, Cupid! Bk. 4. illus. by Denis Zilber. 208p. (Myth-O-Mania Series). Stone Arch . 2011. PLB $23.99. ISBN 978-1-4342-1985-5 ; pap. $5.95. ISBN 978-1-4342-3435-3 . LC number unavailable. Gr 4–7 MEYER, L.A . The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea . 384p. (A Bloody Jack Adventure). Houghton Harcourt . Oct. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-547-51764-3 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7 Up MOFFITT, Debra . Girls in Charge . Bk. 4. 192p. (The Pink Locker Society Series). St. Martin's / Griffin . 2011. pap. $6.99. ISBN 978-0-312-64506-9 ; ebook $6.99. ISBN 978-1-4299-8459-1 . LC number unavailable. Gr 5–8 PEACOCK, Shane . The Dragon Turn . Bk. 5. 264p. (The Boy Sherlock Holmes Series). Tundra Books . Oct. 2011. Tr $19.95. ISBN 978-1-77049-231-8 . LC 2011922892. Gr 5–9 RUSSELL, Rachel Ren&3;e . Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star . Bk. 3. illus. by author. 320p. (Dork Diaries). S &; S / Aladdin . 2011. PLB $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-1190-6 ; ebook $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-1191-3 . LC 2010048088. Gr 5–8 RUTKOSKI, Marie . The Jewel of the Kalderash . Bk. 3. 336p. (The Kronos Chronicles). Farrar . Oct. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-37433678-3 . LC 2010037716. Gr 5–8 SLADE, Arthur . Empire of