BookCourt
163 Court St. between Dean & Pacific Sts.
Saturday, September 10, free, 6:00 – 8:00
718-875-3677
www.bookcourt.org
www.abramsbooks.com/nerds
Nerds! No, it’s not another Revenge of the Nerds movie. Instead, it’s the third book in Michael Buckley’s NERDS children’s book series, The Cheerleaders of Doom (Abrams, September 1, 2011, $14.95). Buckley, who hit the New York Times bestseller list with his wildly popular Sisters Grimm series, is back on the list with NERDS, which began with National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society and continued with M Is for Mama’s Boy. Dedicated to “dorks, dweebs, geeks, spazzes, waste cases, and nerds everywhere [because] someday you too will change the world,” the series features such wild characters as Flinch, Choppers, Gluestick, Pufferfish, Wheezer, and Braceface and is illustrated by Ethen Beavers. Buckley, an effervescent fellow who has also written and developed animated shows for the Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, MTV, and other outlets, will be at BookCourt tonight for the official launch of The Cheerleaders of Doom, discussing the project and signing copies. Buckley’s whirlwind U.S. tour will also take him to such local spots as Clinton, New Jersey, on September 23, Huntington Station, Long Island, on October 14, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, on October 20, and Rhinebeck, New York, on October 23.