The Wiener Strikes Back
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Chapter Book · Graphic novel · Ages 8–12 · 2016

The Wiener Strikes Back

By Max Brallier, Rachel Maguire (Illustrator), Nichole Kelley (Illustrator)

Book #2 in the Galactic Hot Dogs series

A circus hides secrets, and a hot-dog crew faces unexpected danger.

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288 pages
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Cosmoe and his crew land a gig at Crostini’s Cosmic Carnival, but the circus's dazzling acts hide dark secrets. As Cosmoe's monster-taming skills shine, danger lurks beneath the surface. Can they uncover the truth before it's too late, and will Cosmoe face his own past in the process?

From the publisher

From the creator of the bestselling series The Last Kids on Earth! In this second installment of Cosmoe’s wild space adventures, the fearless hot-dog-selling crew take their wares to the circus only to discover things are not as they seem! Nothing goes better with the circus than a good wiener! So, when Neon Wiener is offered a position as the official food cart for Crostini’s Cosmic Carnival and Wonder Circus Train, Humphree is over the moon. Cosmoe feels more skeptical that the offer may be too good to be true, but after he unexpectedly demonstrates incredible monster-taming skills in a heroic display, he’s hooked. The circus-goers can’t get enough Galactic Hot Dogs, and between the death-defying acts and highly unusual employees, the carnival offers endless entertainment for Cosmoe, Humphree, and Princess Dagger. But they soon discover there’s more to the glitz and showmanship than meets the eye–in fact, the hot-dog-loving crew may be in more danger than ever before. And getting to the bottom of the circus’s secrets may mean confronting Cosmoe’s troubled past.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
288
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
570L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4
F&P level
~O
AR points
3
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
182720
Publication
Published
June 9, 2020
First published
May 3, 2016
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9781534477995

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