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Where Rise of the Balloon Goons sits
- Series
- Book 1 of The Notebook of Doom. See all The Notebook of Doom books in order
- The book before
- None. This is where the series starts.
- The book after
- Day of the Night Crawlers
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 24, 2026, against scholastic.com
- Place in the series
- It is book 1 of The Notebook of Doom series. (scholastic.com; read November 6, 2026)
The Notebook of Doom ... Rise of the Balloon Goons
- Next book
- Book 2 is Day of the Night Crawlers. (scholastic.com; read November 6, 2026)
Rise of the Balloon Goons ... Day of the Night Crawlers
Checked facts about Rise of the Balloon Goons
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- This edition
- The edition checked here is a 89-page paperback from Scholastic. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
9780545493239 ... pbk. ... 89 p. ... Scholastic
What Rise of the Balloon Goons is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- Alexander is new in Stermont, where his school is coming down and his class has been moved into the morgue of the hospital. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Alexander has just moved into Stermont, but the elementary school is being torn down
- He finds a notebook packed with facts about monsters, and spooky balloon men seem to be everywhere, out to get him. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
a notebook he finds is full of information about monsters
Topics in this book
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Genres
Topics
- Elementary schools
- Horror stories
- Horror tales
- Monsters
- Novelty balloons
- Schools
Reading ages
- Children's
Other books in The Notebook of Doom
13 books listed so far
- Book 2: Day of the Night Crawlers
- Book 3: Attack of the Shadow Smashers
- Book 4: Chomp of the Meat-Eating Vegetables
- Book 5: Whack of the P-Rex
- Book 6: Pop of the Bumpy Mummy
- Book 7: Flurry of the Snombies
- Book 8: Charge of the Lightning Bugs
- Book 9: Rumble of the Coaster Ghost
- Book 10: Snap of the Super Goop
- Book 11: Sneeze of the Octo-Schnozz
- Book 12: March of the Vanderpants
- Book 13: Battle of the Boss-Monster
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