Max and the Midknights
Random House Children's Books · Paperback · January 2, 2024
INCLUDES A NEW MAX SHORT STORY AND ACTIVITY!
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- Who it’s for
- A lively illustrated quest pairs knightly ambition with comic misadventure and a band of unlikely adventurers.
- Themes
- Family loyalty, Magic and adventure, Restoring a realm
- Pacing
- Fast
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INCLUDES A NEW MAX SHORT STORY AND ACTIVITY! A NEW YORK TIMES bestseller from the creator of Big Nate, now an Emmy-nominated animated TV show on Paramount+ and Nickelodeon. No one expected Max to be a knight, but when Uncle Budrick is captured, someone has to save the day! Join the hilarious band of misfit adventurers in book 1 of the Max and the Midknights trilogy.
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"Max is epic fun!" --JEFF KINNEY, New York Times bestselling author of the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series Max wants to be a knight! Too bad that dream is about as likely as finding a friendly dragon. But when Max's uncle Budrick is kidnapped by the cruel King Gastley, Max has to act...and fast! Joined by a band of brave adventurers--the Midknights--Max sets out on a thrilling quest: to save Uncle Budrick and restore the realm of Byjovia to its former high spirits! Magic and (mis)adventures abound in this hilarious illustrated novel from the New York Times bestselling creator of the Big Nate series, Lincoln Peirce. "Fantastic! I loved it!" --DAV PILKEY, New York Times bestselling author of the DOG MAN series
Knights, With a Wink
A lively illustrated quest pairs knightly ambition with comic misadventure and a band of unlikely adventurers.
Come here for
- Playful fantasy with plenty of comic mischief
- An illustrated adventure from the creator of Big Nate
Expect
- A knightly quest to rescue Max’s uncle
- A new Max short story and activity
Where it sits
| Fantasy Comics | 64% |
|---|---|
| Funny Comics | 45% |
| Action & Adventure | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fantasy Comics
- Funny Stories
- Magic & Fantasy
- Authors
- Lincoln Peirce
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- January 2, 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Family loyalty · Magic and adventure · Restoring a realm
- Reading lane
- Fantasy Comics