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Rodeo Hawkins and the Sons of Disaster

A Graphic Novel

Illustrated by Nicole Miles
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6.56"W x 8.54"H x 0.83"D   | 25 oz | 20 per carton
On sale Aug 11, 2026 | 280 Pages | 9780823445134
Age 9-12 years
FOC Jul 13, 2026 | Catalog June 2026

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Rodeo Hawkins and her ragtag gang of interdimensional outlaws may have saved the multiverse. . . but when a vengeful enemy's plans spell disaster for this group of unlikely heroes, who's going to save them?

Get ready for more mayhem!

In his old life, Sidney was pursued by interdimensional assassins, had "DORK" written on his forehead (twice!), and was magically erased from the memories of his only friend, Walt. But that was before he joined legendary outlaw Rodeo Hawkins as a member of her ragtag gang, The Daughters of Mayhem. Things were starting to look up!

Unfortunately, legendary outlaws have a way of making enemies. And Rodeo Hawkins has tons scattered across the multiverse. When an old nemesis locates Walt and uses him as bait, Sidney faces a terrible choice: saving his old best friend who's forgotten him or helping his new best friends who've become his only family.

This isn't Sidney Poblocki's first rodeo, but it might be his last in this sequel to Rodeo Hawkins and the Daughters of Mayhem!
An inspiring speaker and entertaining performer, John Claude Bemis is the author of The Wooden Prince, Lord of Monsters, the Clockwork Dark trilogy, The Prince Who Fell from the Sky, and Flora and the Runaway Rooster. He received the Excellence in Teaching Award from UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Education for his work in the schools as an author-educator and served as North Carolina’s Piedmont Laureate. John lives with his wife and daughter in Hillsborough, NC.

Nicole Miles has worked with a variety of clients including Adobe, Buzzfeed, Candlewick Press, Google, the New York Times, Penguin Random House, Rebel Girls, Simon & Schuster, and Sisters Letter (AARP). Her comic Barbara (ShortBox, 2017) was nominated for an Eisner award. She has been asked to speak to BA Hons Illustration students at Cardiff Metropolitan University (several times) as well as at the Afro Futures Un-conference (2019) in Birmingham. She has also been a Special Visiting Lecturer for Sheffield Hallam University where she gets great pleasure in doing occasional teaching sessions with first year illustration students.
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Breakneck visual pacing and the frequent use of silent sequences and reaction shots to enhance both comical and dramatic moments give Miles’ cleanly drawn frames an appealing cinematic feel . . . . Daffy, inventive storytelling on any world. Or worlds.
—Kirkus Reviews

Be ready to expect more high jinks and chaos as the multiverse is explored further.
—School Library Journal

This follow-up to Rodeo Hawkins and the Daughters of Mayhem (2025) brings the same brand of zany antics, brightly colored cartoon art, and imaginative world building. . . . Middle-grade fans of outlandish fantasy and adventure will appreciate the action, emotion, and humor of Rodeo Hawkins' continued escapades.
—Booklist

About

Rodeo Hawkins and her ragtag gang of interdimensional outlaws may have saved the multiverse. . . but when a vengeful enemy's plans spell disaster for this group of unlikely heroes, who's going to save them?

Get ready for more mayhem!

In his old life, Sidney was pursued by interdimensional assassins, had "DORK" written on his forehead (twice!), and was magically erased from the memories of his only friend, Walt. But that was before he joined legendary outlaw Rodeo Hawkins as a member of her ragtag gang, The Daughters of Mayhem. Things were starting to look up!

Unfortunately, legendary outlaws have a way of making enemies. And Rodeo Hawkins has tons scattered across the multiverse. When an old nemesis locates Walt and uses him as bait, Sidney faces a terrible choice: saving his old best friend who's forgotten him or helping his new best friends who've become his only family.

This isn't Sidney Poblocki's first rodeo, but it might be his last in this sequel to Rodeo Hawkins and the Daughters of Mayhem!

Creators

An inspiring speaker and entertaining performer, John Claude Bemis is the author of The Wooden Prince, Lord of Monsters, the Clockwork Dark trilogy, The Prince Who Fell from the Sky, and Flora and the Runaway Rooster. He received the Excellence in Teaching Award from UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Education for his work in the schools as an author-educator and served as North Carolina’s Piedmont Laureate. John lives with his wife and daughter in Hillsborough, NC.

Nicole Miles has worked with a variety of clients including Adobe, Buzzfeed, Candlewick Press, Google, the New York Times, Penguin Random House, Rebel Girls, Simon & Schuster, and Sisters Letter (AARP). Her comic Barbara (ShortBox, 2017) was nominated for an Eisner award. She has been asked to speak to BA Hons Illustration students at Cardiff Metropolitan University (several times) as well as at the Afro Futures Un-conference (2019) in Birmingham. She has also been a Special Visiting Lecturer for Sheffield Hallam University where she gets great pleasure in doing occasional teaching sessions with first year illustration students.

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Praise

Breakneck visual pacing and the frequent use of silent sequences and reaction shots to enhance both comical and dramatic moments give Miles’ cleanly drawn frames an appealing cinematic feel . . . . Daffy, inventive storytelling on any world. Or worlds.
—Kirkus Reviews

Be ready to expect more high jinks and chaos as the multiverse is explored further.
—School Library Journal

This follow-up to Rodeo Hawkins and the Daughters of Mayhem (2025) brings the same brand of zany antics, brightly colored cartoon art, and imaginative world building. . . . Middle-grade fans of outlandish fantasy and adventure will appreciate the action, emotion, and humor of Rodeo Hawkins' continued escapades.
—Booklist
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