The Dunderheads Behind Bars

by

For Immediate Release

PAul FlEISChmAN

illustrated by

DAvID RoBERtS

Everyones favorite underdogs are back! Can they land work on a movie set and foil a cat burglar with their unusual and motley skills?
School is out for the summer, and the Dunderheads are finally rid of the awful Miss Breakbone. Or so they thought! Teen star Ashley Throbb-Hart is shooting a movie nearby, and who should show up as an extra but their formidable former teacher! Shes not the only Breakbone on the scene, either; after a string of burglaries strikes town, Miss Breakbone steers her barrel-chested brother, Police Chief Breakbone, toward those meddling, good-for-nothing Dunderheads. And when Spider ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time, the blowhard chief has all the evidence he needs to lock him up. Can Einstein, Wheels, Nails, Spitball, Google-Eyes, Clips, Junkyard, and Hollywood combine their talents to catch the real criminal before they join their friend behind bars? Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman and illustrator David Roberts reunite for a delightfully triumphant sequel to The Dunderheads.

On sale April 10, 2012

ISBN: 978-0-7636-4543-4 $16.99 ($19.00 CAN) 48 pages Ages 610

Illustrations copyright 2011 by David Roberts

Dont miss the acclaimed first adventure

A tyrannical teacher gets her just due in a delightfully subversive, outrageously funny tale.
Short-listed for the Kate Greenaway medal A Borders Best Kids Book of the Year An International Reading Association Childrens Choice A Booklist top ten Crime Fiction Book for Youth
Just the right note of dastardly charm.
Schoolchildren will adore this story of pupil revenge. Publishers Weekly (starred review)

DuNDERhEADS uNItE!

A celebration of multiple intelligences,

teamwork, and kid power. School Library Journal (starred review)

The setup is witty and subversive, and the

(starred review) Deliciously outlandish. Kirkus Reviews

book then springs into a classic caper plot. Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books

You can almost hear the Pink Panther theme thrumming in the background. . . . A fun stick-it-to-teacher romp . . . [with] cleverness in spades. Booklist

HC: 978-0-7636-2498-9 $16.99 ($19.00 CAN) PB: 978-0-7636-5239-5 $6.99 ($8.00 CAN)
Paul Fleischman won the Newbery Medal for Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices and a Newbery Honor for Graven Images. Among his award-winning picture books are Sidewalk Circus and Weslandia, both illustrated by Kevin Hawkes; The Animal Hedge, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline; and The Dunderheads, for which he won the PEN USA Literary Award. Paul Fleischman lives in Aromas, California. David Roberts is the author-illustrator of the Bertie Books and the illustrator of many books for children, including The Dumpster Diver by Janet S. Wong and The Dunderheads by Paul Fleischman, which was short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. David Roberts lives in London.
Illustrations copyright 2011 by David Roberts

With action galore, a villain foiled by clever kids, a laugh a minute, a profusion of illustrations with broad age appeal, and an easily read text, this is a winner. The Horn Book Nothing quite so stings a childs natural sense of justice as being underestimated, especially by an adult in a position of authority. And nothing quite so gratifies that outrage as seeing the adult in question get his comeuppance especially when its at the hands of the children he has offended. That, in short, is the delicious dynamic at the heart of The Dunderheads. The Wall Street Journal Told with wacky humor and madcap illustrations, and will appeal most to young independent readers who can savor on their own the childrens triumph over their wicked teacher. The Times-Picayune