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The Weirdies

By Michael Buckley and Forrest Burdett
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From the bestselling author of the Sisters Grimm comes a dark and hilarious tale of the Weirdie triplets-three VERY weird siblings-and their journey to find true family, perfect for fans of the Swifts and a Series of Unfortunate Events.?Ten-year-old triplets Barnacle, Melancholy, and Garlic Weirdie grew... Read More
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From the author of the blockbuster series The Sisters Grimm comes a dark and hilarious tale of the Weirdie triplets-three VERY weird siblings-and their journey to finding true family. Perfect for fans of The Swifts and A Series of Unfortunate Events.

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From the bestselling author of the Sisters Grimm comes a dark and hilarious tale of the Weirdie triplets-three VERY weird siblings-and their journey to find true family, perfect for fans of the Swifts and a Series of Unfortunate Events.

?Ten-year-old triplets Barnacle, Melancholy, and Garlic Weirdie grew up in a town plagued by relentless meteor showers. Their home, Deadeye Manor, is an enormous, bleak mansion filled with hundreds of eccentric houseguests and one set of emotionally distant (some would say sociopathic) parents. Until the entire group of grown-ups goes on vacation, forgetting to bring the children.

The three siblings are sent to Our Lady of the Perpetual Side-Eye orphanage, where they meet Miss Emily, a sweet and loving caseworker who attempts to smooth their rough edges. The triplets, however, are truly weird-causing chaos and mayhem in their adoptive home on picture-perfect Sunshine Circle.

Will the Weirdies and Miss Emily become the family they all desperately need, or will it end in disaster for everyone?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780316572699

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 September 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Little, Brown Young Readers

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 288

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Forrest Burdett Michael Buckley

About the Author

Michael Buckley is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sisters Grimm and NERDS series and the cocreator, writer, and executive producer of Cartoon Network's Robotomy. He lives in New York City with his son, Finn and their wonder pup, Friday. He invites you to visit him online at michaelbuckleywrites.com and Instagram at @whatsupbuckley.

Forrest Burdett is an illustrator, writer, and amateur cryptozoologist based in Portland, Oregon. When he is not out hiking trails (on the hunt for bigfoot, of course), he is busy painting and imagining faraway worlds where much more pleasant things occur. He invites you to visit him online at forrestburdett.com.

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