
The Villain Virus
NERDS, Book 4
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Johnny Heller
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Michael Buckley
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A virus has infected Arlington, Virginia, home of NERDS headquarters, and it's much worse than your run-of-the-mill flu. Instead of coughing and sneezing, the victims of this voracious virus are transformed into superintelligent criminal masterminds. Soon nearly everyone - including some of the NERDS team - is plotting to take over the world. And who's to blame for this nasty infection? None other than former NERDS teammate Heathcliff Hodges.
With more people breaking out into evil cackles every day, it's up to Flinch, the hyperactive superspy with a sweet tooth, to stop the virus. He needs to destroy the virus at its source, and to do that he's going to have to get inside Heathcliff's head - literally. Flinch will have to miniaturize himself and take a fantastic voyage through the supervillain's body to fight white blood cells, stomach acid, and a nest of nasty nanobytes in the hope that he can save the world from...the Villain Virus.
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- 11-04-19
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Best book ever in the world you have to read this this is amazing and best
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- Anonymous User
- 01-15-24
it felt like the person reading it had made the characters into their own personalities 
I really like the uniqueness of the story and the different aspects of it and that’s it
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- EmilyK
- 12-18-13
Weakest NERDS installment
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
If you otherwise like the NERDS series, it is worth it to continue the series. Not the place to start the series, however.
Have you listened to any of Johnny Heller’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Johnny Heller is one of our favorite audio narrators. His performances are always very good.
Do you think The Villain Virus needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
My 11 year old certainly hopes the series continues! Hopefully with the same narrator.
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