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Maximum embarrassment, minimum prohibition : Children's novel for ages 8 and up | School, chaos & heart - Dominik Mikulaschek

Maximum embarrassment, minimum prohibition

Children's novel for ages 8 and up | School, chaos & heart

By: Dominik Mikulaschek

Hardcover | 12 February 2026

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In **"Maximum Embarrassment, Minimum Prohibition"** a perfectly normal Monday at **Ruleberg Elementary** suddenly smells... official. Not the usual mix of freshly mopped hallways and forgotten gym bags-this is the sharp scent of **starched shirts, clipboards, and way too much seriousness**. Right by the school gate, Milo Mertens spots a brand-new gray sign that makes his detective instincts tingle: **"REPORT EMBARRASSMENT! - A clean school is a dignified school."** Milo knows trouble when he sees it. Because whenever the **Office for Peace & Rules** (yes, that's a real thing) shows up, school stops being school and starts feeling like a folder full of forms.

Milo isn't alone. At his side is **Fina**, the brilliant rule-analyzer with the legendary notebook, and **Turbo**, their best friend who can turn any quiet moment into chaos-usually by accident. And today, it happens fast: Turbo gets a tiny chocolate stain on his shirt. Normally that would be nothing. But under the new system, a chocolate spot isn't just messy... it's **dangerous**. Enter **Inspector Order**, the gray-coated master of perfect behavior, armed with a clipboard and a terrifying device on a tripod: the **Blush Scanner**. It beeps, flashes, and measures how red someone's ears get-because apparently **embarrassment is now a measurable crime**.

Within minutes, Turbo loses **Dignity Points**. And that's when the trio learns what's really happening: the school is launching **PROJECT DIGNITY-VALUE**, a ridiculous new program that claims it can track and control every "undignified" moment-stumbling, laughing, speaking too loudly, telling a weird joke, or simply... being human. A massive digital scoreboard in the auditorium displays everyone's points like a public ranking. The message is clear: **If you blush, you lose. If you're perfect, you win.**

Suddenly, the hallways fill with warning signs, surveillance devices, and students walking like they're afraid to breathe wrong. And worst of all, hanging above th

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