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The Deadening

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Pub Date 1 Jan 2020 | Archive Date 29 Feb 2020

Comics, Graphic Novels, Manga | Middle Grade

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Description

Derrick Hollis is a 7th grader at Zachary Taylor Middle School and an aspiring cartoonist, too shy to show his work to anybody but his best friend Doug. When his dog Max dies, Derrick is left devastated. But then Max returns from the other side and starts to give Derrick advice. Derrick could use it, especially when it comes to affairs of the heart and standing up to bullies. When Derrick is too scared to ask his crush Kim to the Spring Fling, Max tells Derrick to "dog up!" and shake his tail on the dance floor. Will Dead Max be good for Derrick or lead him astray?

Derrick Hollis is a 7th grader at Zachary Taylor Middle School and an aspiring cartoonist, too shy to show his work to anybody but his best friend Doug. When his dog Max dies, Derrick is left...

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A Note From the Publisher
Also available in softcover 978-1-63440-853-0 at $8.99 list.
All ebook formats available in January 2020.

Also available in softcover 978-1-63440-853-0 at $8.99 list.
All ebook formats available in January 2020.

Advance Praise

"Dead Max is drop-dead funny!" 

     --Dav Pilkey, best-selling creator of Dog Man and Captain Underpants

"Dead Max is drop-dead funny!" 

     --Dav Pilkey, best-selling creator of Dog Man and Captain Underpants

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EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781634408523
PRICE US$18.99 (USD)
PAGES 64

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