Lightning strikes the Welcome to Mannerland sign and slices Manner clean off. The Manners Magnetron goes berserk! All manners spiral our of control, and even the teachers are seen running from the school! The kids are invited to star in a reality show, without adults, in their own town. After disgusting themselves, the kids want to come home. But, the only way to return home is to win the Manners Matchup, kids vs. parents for manners supremacy. Mannerland was the Gold Award winner by he Children's Literary Classics, in the General/Early Reader category for 2013. The Deputy Dorkface series is a Gold recipient in the Mom's Choice Awards honoring excellence.