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Rufus the Doofus
Paperback
Publisher: Empire Publishers
Published: Jan 6 2026
Pages: 294
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.62 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A Hilarious Middle Grade Adventure of Surf, Secrets, and Schoolyard Schemes
Middle school should be about homework, cafeteria pizza, and surviving pop quizzes - not saving a surf team or exposing a scheming principal. But for Rufus, nothing is ever that simple.
Set in the beach town of Mermosa Beach, Rufus the Doofus is a laugh-out-loud middle grade adventure book packed with skateboards, surfboards, and nonstop chaos. Rufus is twelve, fearless in spirit, questionable in coordination, and determined to win the biggest surfing competition of the year with his best friends the brilliant Patti Murphy and the endlessly confident Pismo.
Just as the competition heats up, strange things start happening. Practices are canceled. Surfboards go missing. School programs are mysteriously cut. When Rufus and his friends realize their principal is deliberately sabotaging the surf team, they launch a hilarious and high-energy school mystery novel full of secret tunnels, after-school stakeouts, rogue seagulls, and narrow escapes.
What begins as a quest to win a contest becomes a fight to protect their team, their school, and the coastline they love. Along the way, Rufus discovers that courage doesn't always look heroic sometimes it looks downright ridiculous.
Perfect for fans of funny books for kids, surfing adventure stories, and fast-paced mysteries, Rufus the Doofus is also an environmental kids book about friendship, teamwork, and standing up for what matters.
Funny. Fast. Fearless.
Because sometimes being a doofus is exactly what it takes to make waves.
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