
The Weirdies
by Michael Buckley
Novel253 pagesAges 8-12
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Ten-year-old triplets Barnacle, Melancholy, and Garlic Weirdie are left behind when their eccentric parents and houseguests forget to bring them on vacation. Sent to an orphanage and eventually placed with an adoptive family, the three peculiar siblings cause chaos in their new picture-perfect suburban home.
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💬LanguageModerate
⚔️ViolenceModerate
💋Romance & SexNone
🍷Drugs & AlcoholNone
📋Other ContentModerate
Language
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ProfanityMild
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Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityNone
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Crude / Childish LanguageModerate
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| f-word | 1-2 |
| sh*t | 1-2 |
| *ss | 1-2 |
| b*st*rd | 1-2 |
| b*tch | 1-2 |
| bl**dy | 1-2 |
| bug**r | 1-2 |
| d*mn | 1-2 |
| c-word | 1-2 |
| h*ll | 1-2 |
| cr*p | 1-2 |
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Disturbing / FrighteningModerate
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Bullying / Verbal CrueltyModerate
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Heavy Emotional ThemesModerate
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Deception / LyingModerate
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