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“The Bad Guys” Reads for Fans

Youth - What We're Reading | Published July 1, 2025

Celebrate the upcoming “The Bad Guys 2” movie with some read-alike titles of the hilarious, popular series!

  • Image of red robot and smiling woman in a classy blue outfit running away as money flies out her polka dot bag.

    Pandora Perfect / Roger Langridge

    Mary Poppins? Not in this futuristic world. Pandora Perfect aka Pandora Perez is quite the charming criminal on the run. With her trusty robot assistant, Gort, by her side there’s no safe she can’t crack or jewel she won’t steal.

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    The Evil Secret Society of Cats / Pandania

    They rest on your computer keyboards and block your view for attention. Cats are so adorable aren’t they? Yes they are, or so their feline commander wants humanity to believe. Follow this adorably menacing society of purring schemers as they plot against the human race.

  • Image of cartoon cat wearing a purple dress and black coat running away from two rockets.

    Cat on the Run in Cat of Death! / Aaron Blabey

    Princess Beautiful is a world famous internet star. She’s adored for her goofy cat videos, but one video plunges the world into global CAT-astrophe when she unknowingly downloads weapons of mass destruction! Now branded the Cat of Death, Princess Beautiful is on the run for her life to clear her name and uncover the mysterious group behind her fall from grace.

  • Image of a pigeon wearing a detective hat and bow tie beside a yellow canary bird wearing a black beret.

    Pigeon P.I. / Meg McLaren

    For this feathered detective, the P.I. business is a one-bird job. That is, until a plucky little canary shows up asking for help. Her friends are missing, and all evidence points to a possible bird-napping. When the canary disappears too, this detective is determined find her and solve the mystery.

  • Image of a cartoon snowman in a hat, penguin with a red scarf, and purple octopus.

    Evil Emperor Penguin / Laura Ellen Anderson

    Evil Emperor Penguin wants nothing more than world domination! Also, a big bowl of spaghetti rings made by his octopus sidekick, Number 8. If only his adorable minion Eugene would stop accidentally foiling his sinister schemes, maybe Penguin could finally show the world just how evil he truly is.

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    Fluffle Bunnies: Buns Gone Bad / Anna Humphrey

    Biggie, Boingy, and Flop are a fluffle (that’s a pack of wild bunnies) doing their best to survive in the big, scary local park. With Mama Fluffle off in Brazil training to become a jujutsu master, the trio must rely on their wits to take back their nest from some greedy chipmunks and maybe even conquer the park while they’re at it.

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