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Editor(s): Maria T. Middleton (design); Larsson McSwain (design)

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Character(s): Max; Budrick; Millie; Simon; Kevin

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Feature(s): Big Nate

Character(s): Big Nate; Mrs. Godfrey; Max; Budrick; Millie; Simon; Kevin; Mumblin; King Gastley

First Line: Dear Reader,E

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Character(s): Millie; Simon; Kevyn

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Character(s): Max

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Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)

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Character(s): Kevyn

First Line: For Jessica, Elias, and Dana

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Max; Budrick [Sir Budrick]; robber

First Line: I'm going to tell you a secret: being a troubadour kind of stinks.

Synopsis: Max and her uncle Budrick roam the countryside as barely-successful wandering troubadours, which Budrick loves but young Max hates -- she wants to be a knight. As they eat their dinner of apples, a robber attacks them.

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Pages: 16

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Max; Budrick; robber; Dusty; Prince Gastley; King Conrad the Kind

First Line: I can't believe this.

Synopsis: Max and Budrick escape the robber, losing their horse and wagon but grabbing the robber's dagger. As they approach Budrick's childhood home of Byjovia on foot, he tells Max what a wonderful place it is under the rule of Conrad the Kind. But in the city, they discover a monument commemorating King Conrad's death.

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Pages: 16

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Max; Budrick; Kevyn; Millie; Simon; King Gastley; townsfolk; Royal Guards

First Line: Uncle Budrick stares at the statue in surprise.

Synopsis: Kevyn befriends the wanderers, warning them that it must not become known that they are penniless, else Gastley will imprison them as vagrants. When Gastley threatens a pair of impoverished children, Max tries to intervene.

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Max; Budrick; King Gastley; townsfolk; Royal Guards; Kevyn; Millie; Simon; Nolan (Kevyn's father)

First Line: There's a stunned silence.

Synopsis: Budrick intervenes when Gastley orders Max arrested, and the amused king makes Budrick his personal fool. The children consult with Nolan on how to rescue Budrick, and Nolan uses a magic coin to summon Mumblin the Magician.

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Pages: 20

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Max; the Midknights [Kevyn; Millie; Simon]; Mumblin; Nolan; Alice

First Line: I hear a low hum, like the buzzing of a hidden beehive.

Synopsis: Mumblin arrives, having been summoned by the magic coin, and agrees to help free Budrick. Kevyn proposes the name Midknights for the team of children.

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Pages: 18

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Max; the Midknights [Kevyn; Millie; Simon]; Nolan; Mumblin; King Gastley; Budrick; gargoyles; Royal Guard

First Line: 'The Midknights!' Simon repeats, his eyes shining.

Synopsis: Mumblin is accidentally turned to stone when they infiltrate the castle, and the Royal Guards capture the Midknights. But Max frees them, and together they find Budrick, who is about to have his head cut off.

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Max; the Midknights [Kevyn; Millie; Simon]; Budrick; King Gastley; Nolan; Mumblin; Royal Guards

First Line: I feel my knees buckle, but I steady myself.

Synopsis: Max and the Midknights trick Gastley into giving them swords to put on a juggling act, then use the swords to free Budrick. After they escape Mumblin announces that Max features in an ancient book.

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Pages: 17

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Max; the Midknights [Kevyn; Millie; Simon]; Budrick; Mumblin; zombies; Sir Gadabout

First Line: A sudden thrill shoots through me.

Synopsis: Mumblin explains that the ancient book prophecies that someone meeting Max's description will set the kingdom free, and adds that her dagger had formerly belonged to King Conrad. Changing Budrick to a goose (since wanted posters are going up everywhere), he sends the group off on their mission, guided by the behavior of the dagger. Zombies attack them on the Trail of the Dead, but a strange knight comes to their rescue.

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Pages: 19

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Max; Budrick; the Midknights [Kevyn; Millie; Simon]; Sir Gadabout; zombies; Fendra (Sorceress of the North)

First Line: Wow.

Synopsis: Sir Gadabout, who bears King Conrad's sword, helps the children to drive away the zombies, then they help him escape from the Trail of the Dead. Learning that Max is already fulfilling the Book of Prophecies, he declares her a Knight of the Realm.

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Pages: 21

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Max; Budrick; the Midknights [Kevyn; Millie; Simon]; Sir Gadabout; Fendra, Sorceress of the North

First Line: Henceforth, you will be known as... er... hmm... let's see here...

Synopsis: The Midknights relate how the realm has suffered under King Gastley. They enter a mysterious cottage where Gadabout is magically paralyzed, and use their only sending charm to get him to Mumblin for help. Then they are confronted by Fendra, Sorceress of the North.

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Max; Budrick; the Midknights [Kevyn; Millie; Simon]; Fendra (Sorceress of the North)

First Line: I've got to hand it to her: she knows how to make an entrance.

Synopsis: The party escapes being captured by Fendra, only to encounter a dragon in a dark tunnel.

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Max; Budrick; the Midknights [Kevyn; Millie; Simon]; Bruce (dragon); King Conrad the Kind

First Line: I've never seen a dragon before.

Synopsis: The royal dagger makes the dragon befriend and submit to the children. They rescue a confused young boy from a high tower. When Millie magically restores his memory, he realizes that he is King Conrad.

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Max; Budrick; the Midknights [Kevyn; Millie; Simon]; King Conrad the Kind; King Gastley; robber; Fendra (Sorceress of the North); Dusty (horse)

First Line: Wow, talk about drama.

Synopsis: The group members share their stories, and Conrad leads them toward Byjovia, to free the people and reclaim the throne.

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Pages: 17

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, non-fiction

Character(s): Max; Budrick; the Midknights [Kevyn; Millie; Simon]; King Conrad the Kind; Mumblin; Nolan; King Gastley; townsfolk; Royal Guards; Fendra (Sorceress of the North)

First Line: 'Your uncle certainly knows a lot of songs, Max,' Conrad says.

Synopsis: Once they reach the city and establish contact with Mumblin, Mumblin restores Budrick and Conrad to their proper selves. They infiltrate the city, and Conrad confronts Gastley in public.

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Pages: 20

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Max; Budrick; the Midknights [Kevyn; Millie; Simon]; Bruce (dragon); King Conrad the Kind; King Gastley; townsfolk; Royal Guards; Nolan; Fendra (Sorceress of the North); Sir Gadabout

First Line: An eerie hush instantly falls over the market square.

Synopsis: Using the royal dagger as a shield against Fendra's magic blast, Max saves Conrad and Nolan. Mumblin brings Bruce to the battle, and Bruce brings other dragons, who carry off Gastley and the Royal Guards. The reinstated King Conrad reopens the schools of magic and knighthood, decreeing that each child will be able to follow his or her own calling, rather than having to assume the occupations of each child's parents, and the city celebrates.

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Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)

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First Line: Lincoln Peirce is a New York Times bestselling author and cartoonist.

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Character(s): Big Nate

First Line: Hey, comics fans!

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Need a Hero? It's Max to the Rescue!

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Character(s): Max; Budrick; the Midknights [Kevyn; Millie; Simon]; Big Nate

First Line: If you like Big Nate...

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Notes: Back cover