Copyright © 2016 by Gavin Brown

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Brown, Gavin 1983– author.

Josh Baxter levels up / by Gavin Brown.—First edition.

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Summary: Because his family has moved again, Josh Baxter is starting at a new school for the third time in two years, and this time he has really started off on the wrong foot—but when his mother takes away the video games that have become his refuge because of his poor grades, Josh realizes he has to come up with a new strategy for success.

ISBN 978-0-545-77294-5

1. Moving, Household—Juvenile fiction. 2. Middle schools—Juvenile fiction. 3. Families—Juvenile fiction. 4. Video games—Juvenile fiction. 5. Bullying—Juvenile fiction. [1. Moving, Household—Fiction. 2. Middle schools—Fiction. 3. Schools—Fiction. 4. Family life—Fiction. 5. Video games—Fiction. 6. Bullying—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.1.B795Jo 2016

813.6—dc23

[Fic]

2015016236

First edition, March 2016

Cover art © 2016 by Chris Danger

Cover design by Christopher Stengel

Author photo by Michael Bisberg

e-ISBN 978-0-545-77295-2

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