Best Nerds Forever by James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein; 2021. Hardcover (Ch-FIC)

Down deep inside every kid is a nerd. Take it from five best friends. Being "nerdy" in middle school isn't a bad thing--I should know! Me and my friends are nerds. Some of us are geeky but funny, smart but never boring. One is a jock but not jerk. We don't quite fit. But we're funny. We're fun. We're total chaos. And we own it--until one of us is targeted by a maniac. It will take all of our nerdiest skills to Sherlock Holmes our way out of one dangerous mess.