The Terrible Two
Miles Murphy was the king of pranks at his old school. After his mom moves the family to Yawnee Valley, a town famous mostly for its dairy cows, Miles plans to claim the same title at his new middle school. The trouble is, someone is already pulling pranks better than his, and the principal is getting blamed. Miles teams up reluctantly with the rival, Niles Sparks, to escalate a prank war against the worst principal in school history. The book is the first in a four-volume series, illustrated throughout by Kevin Cornell with panels that extend the gags between chapters.
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A prankster transfer student teams up with his rival in a small dairy town to wage a prank war against the worst principal in school history.
Mac Barnett and Jory John have written four Terrible Two books: The Terrible Two, The Terrible Two Get Worse, The Terrible Two's Last Laugh, and The Terrible Two Go Wild. The series is complete.
The Terrible Two is middle grade, recommended for readers 7 to 11. The illustrated chapter-book format and prankster premise make it especially popular with reluctant readers.
The Terrible Two was written by Mac Barnett, published in 2015 by Blackstone Audio, Inc..
The Terrible Two is 214 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Terrible Two takes most readers 3 to 5 hours to finish.
The Terrible Two is a standalone novel by Mac Barnett, not part of a series.
The Terrible Two is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
