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![]() Forced to wear estranged headgear mounted on his face, he is quickly shunned by his peers and those so called friends he used to hang out with. Wearing awkward braces is not what cool people do, it's what "nerds" have. He is told that he will now need braces due to the recent discovery of the abnormal amount of teeth that his mouth is harboring. However, this all changes with a single dentist visit. He spends his days frequently on the field and playing pranks and raids on the nerds of his school. He's the star of the football team, receives decent grades, has a high popularity status, and a group of his own to call his friends. ![]() People are always more than what they appear." You've spent your life putting people into little categories-nerd, geek, athlete, cheerleader, weakling-and you can't imagine they might be more than what you think. He spends "That's your problem, Braceface. Wheezer) Jackson Jones rules elementary school. People are always more than what they appear." -Matilda (a.k.a. But Michael Buckley writes like Anthony Horowitz in spy scenes, and like Jeff Kinney when he makes a joke.more I honestly thought this was going to be another bust of a book like Origami Yoda. He eats so much sugar, that now he just needs one candy bar to run as fast as a cheetah. He eats paste, and now he can stick to walls. My favorite one is a guy named Gluestick. But when they become part of the spy agency, then their problems get upgraded and they are all given code names. The characters in this book all have some problems that make them nerds. But what made this book funny was the characters. The plot idea was good and original that, surprisingly, kept you guessing. When I first saw it I thought it was too good to be true! Because this cover was amazingly funny, and so was the book. Besides from a couple of Justin Bieber books, we found N.E.R.D.S. The characters in this book all have some problems that make them n Me and a couple friends were roaming the book fair for the best book we could find. ![]() Ages 8 12.Me and a couple friends were roaming the book fair for the best book we could find. Even the more broadly drawn archetypes are fleshed out, making this a perfectly fun and clever read. Though the spy kids concept is a familiar one in print, TV and film, Buckley has a flair for exaggerated humor, throws in some nice touches (including a peevish security system that interacts with readers) and wisely presents the NERDS through the eyes of Jackson, who spends much of the book denying his own social ostracism. Even more shocking, the NERDS are the biggest outcasts in the entire school, their allergies and eccentricities turned into assets. With no social activities to occupy his time, he starts snooping around school and uncovers its secret: it's the undercover hideout of NERDS, a secret group of underage spies. Teachers cowered in the lounge, hoping to avoid eye contact"). Jackson Jones, a cool kid at Nathan Hale Elementary School, suddenly finds himself ostracized when he's saddled with 14 pounds of highly magnetic orthodonture ("Friends turned their backs when he walked by. Launching a new series, Buckley (the Sisters Grimm books) offers a charming and funny tale of underdogs saving the day.
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