by Aaron Blabey
Part of The Bad Guys, book 14
First published 2021
The Bad Guys find themselves trapped on a skyscraper rooftop with a serious problem. Every single floor below them crawls with hostile creatures that want them gone. Their mission is clear but dangerous: they must reach the basement. The wannabe heroes cannot take the easy way out by escaping in the B-Team's shiny new spaceship. Floor by floor, they face whatever nasties await them in this building of horrors. Time runs short as conditions across the multiverse continue to deteriorate. The reformed villains must prove their heroic credentials by tackling this vertical gauntlet of enemies. Their journey downward tests not just their courage but their commitment to doing good deeds, even when nobody asked for their help.
Genres: fiction, adventure, fantasy, action, comedy
Vibes: fast-paced, humorous, suspenseful, whimsical
Tropes: enemies-to-allies, found-family, vertical-gauntlet
192 pages · Paperback · Scholastic Paperbacks