Bad Cheerleader
Bad Cheerleader
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Bad Cheerleader

Written by Alex Thayer
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8 - 12
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288
Page count
49,068
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Nov 11, 2025
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A dyslexic bookworm joins her school’s cheerleading squad to investigate her sister’s strange behavior in this insightful and sharp middle grade novel about the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood. Seventh grader Bag loves to read. It doesn’t come easy to her, thanks to her dyslexia, but she’s determined, and she spends every afternoon after school at the library. It’s a ritual she refuses to miss. Then a new career opportunity for her mother means Bag will no longer have a ride to her cherished library. Instead, Bag will have to wait for a ride at school. With her sister, Minerva. At cheerleading practice. Bag is uncoordinated and completely uninterested in school spirit. But she is curious about what her sister has been hiding. Minerva has been acting stranger than usual, and Bag has been noticing. So while cheerleading practice may be the last place Bag wants to be, she’s going to use her time wisely and get to the bottom of Minerva’s secrets.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781665955270
    Publication Date
    November 11, 2025
    Publisher
    Aladdin
    Original Publication Date
    November 11, 2025
    Page Count
    288
    Word Count
    49068
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2025003826

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