This Isn't What It Looks Like (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• Cass: Protagonist, desendant of the joker, max-earnest and yo-yogi's friend
• Max-Ernest: Protagonist, friend of cass and yo-yoji, A know-it-all who can't stop talking
• Mrs. Johnson: The principal at Cass and Max-Ernest's school
• Anastasia: A warrior in Cass's dreamland.
• Pietro: A circus performer, part of the Terces Society
• (Yo)-Yoji: Cass' and Max-Ernest's friend
• Daniel-not-Danielle: A boy at the Nuts Table with Max-Ernest
• Morrie: failed failed
• Wayne: The substitute grandfather to Cass.
• Melanie: Cass's mother, a neat freak
• Ms. Mauvais: A leader of the Midnight Sun
• Veronica: Add a description of this character.
• Mickey
• Owen: Part of the Terces Society. Master of disguise.
• Grandpa Larry: One of Cass's replacement grandfathers.
• Terrence
• Homunculus: A living, breathing, man-eating experiment made of feces. Created by Lord Pharroh.
• Amber: The queen of cool at Cass's and Max-Ernests's school. Later sucked into the Midnight Sun.
• Glob: Hides under burger-shaped rock, has a popular blog named the Glob Blog.
• Benjamin Blake: Brainwashed by Midnight Sun. Tries to get the secret out of Cass, causing him to get hit over the head with a gutair, which brings him back to normal.

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• “Truth is only stranger than fiction if you’re a stranger to the truth. Which means you're either a liar or you're fictional.”

  Pseudonymous Bosch

• “I've never met a joke so bad I didn't like it. Then again, I've never met a joke.”

  Pseudonymous Bosch

• “If a waiter accidentally serves you a burger with mayonnaise, it's not enough for him to scrape it off. He must order you a new burger.”

  Pseudonymous Bosch

• “A realistic story is a story lacking in imagination. (What does realist mean, anyway? Would you say something is true-istic?)”

  Pseudonymous Bosch

• “When in doubt, you can't be wrong.”

  Pseudonymous Bosch

• “Anyways, I want you to know, no matter what happens to you, I won't stop doing the kind of stuff you make me do. Even if I wanted to stop I couldn't because whenever I want to run away from something, your voice is in my head telling me to turn around and jump in the water.”

  Max-Ernest

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• Do not read this book standing up. You may fall down from shock. • Do not read this book sitting down. A quick escape may be necessary. • Operating a moving vehicle or any kind of heavy machinery while reading this book is forbidden. It might distract you from the plot.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Unknown Knight
• Renaissance Faire

Organizations edit see section history

• Terces Society: A fictional society founded by the Jester in order to protect the Secret
• The Midnight Sun: A group of people in search of the Secret

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Preceded by This Book Is Not Good For You, and followed by You Have to Stop This.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Pseudonymous Bosch (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Gilbert Ford (Illustrator)

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Mysteries, Espionage, & Detectives
• Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12

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• Hatchett Book Group: Secret Series

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