Live large with James Patterson's winning follow-up tothe #1New York TimesbestsellerMiddle School, The Worst Years of My Life.After sixth grade, the veryworstyear of his life, Rafe Khatchadorian thinks he has it made in seventh grade. He's been accepted to art school in the big city and imagines a math-and-history-free fun zone.Wrong!It's more competitive than Rafe ever expected, and to score big in class, he needs to find a way to turn his boring life into the inspiration for a work of art. His method? Operation: Get a Life! Anything he's never done before, he's going to do it, from learning to play poker to going to a modern art museum. But when his newest mission uncovers secrets about the family Rafe's never known, he has to decide if he's ready to have his world turned upside down.
James Pattersonis the world’s bestselling author. The creator ofMax EinsteinandMiddle School,he founded JIMMY Patterson to publish books that young readers will love. He lives in Florida with his family.
Praise forMiddle School: Get Me out of Here! Patterson and Tebbetts have created strong characters and relationships throughout the novel. Rafe has his triumphs and failures, but he's a realistic kid whom readers would want as a friend and coconspirator.
Will be enjoyed by middle-grade boys, particularly reluctant readers.
Short chapters and a partially graphic format are sure to appeal.
A 2012 Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers* As Patterson artfully weaves a deeper and more thought-provokingl3Ì
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