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  • Charge of the Lightning Bugs: A Branches Book (the Notebook of Doom #8) by Troy Cummings book cover
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Charge of the Lightning Bugs: A Branches Book (the Notebook of Doom #8)

by Troy Cummings

A new school, strange electrical trouble

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A new school, strange electrical trouble

Alexander’s move to a brand-new school brings flickering lights, students getting zapped, runaway escalators, and green lightning overhead. With Rip and Nikki, he suspects monsters are behind the disruptions, putting the S.S.M.P. on the case. The school setting gives this eighth Notebook of Doom adventure a clear mystery to unravel, built around increasingly unusual electrical disturbances. As a Branches chapter book, it is presented for newly independent readers, with easy-to-read text and illustrations on every page.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Newly independent readers moving into chapter books
  • Children who enjoy school-set monster mysteries
  • Readers familiar with the Notebook of Doom series

Themes

Monsters and mysterySchool lifeTeamwork

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Book overview

Stermont's latest monster is SHOCKING!

 

This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In this 8th book, there's trouble at Alexander's brand-new school. Lights are flickering, students are getting zapped, and escalators are running at super-speeds! When the sky fills with green lightning, Alexander, Rip, and Nikki know monsters must be to blame. Can the S.S.M.P. turn out the lights on these shocking monsters?
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