Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
(Middle School 1)
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Publisher Description
Rafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca.
Rafe Khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix. Luckily, he's got an ace plan for the best year ever, if he can pull it off. With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school's oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class - 5,000 points! Running in the hallway - 10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm - 50,000 points! But when Rafe's game starts to catch up with him, he'll have to decide if winning is all that matters, or if he's finally ready to face the rules, bullies, and truths he's been avoiding.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Patterson turns from the governmental oppression of his Witch & Wizard series to a more everyday form: the social and academic confines of middle school. Emboldened by his friend Leo, newly minted sixth-grader Rafe Khatchadorian embarks on a plan to break every one of his school's rules, frustrating his teachers, causing his grades to suffer, and landing him in detention. Things aren't any better at home, due to the constant, unpleasant presence of "Bear," who Rafe's mother is dating. Park's cartoons are pitch-perfect and do their share of storytelling, sometimes betraying the gap between Rafe's version of events and reality (in one scene, a teacher, portrayed as a dragon, screams, "I don't want to eat you. Just talk to me"). The subject matter gets surprisingly dark, particularly regarding Bear's emotional abusiveness and two twists involving Rafe's relationship with Leo, though the latter arrives so late its impact is weakened. But the book's ultrashort chapters, dynamic artwork, and message that "normal is boring" should go a long way toward assuring kids who don't fit the mold that there's a place for them, too. Ages 8 12.
Customer Reviews
awsome book ha?
my name is tom and i think that this book is the funniest book that i`ve ever read in my intire life
i just watched the movie and finished the book and i’m in love
first of all, the book is AMAZING. my friend did it for her book review at school and straight after, everyone started to argue about who would go to the library to get it first. highly recommend.
second, i absolutely LOVE the movie (or maybe... griffin EEK) griffin is the perfect choice for the role as rafe. this movie actually boosted his acting career, way up to tall girl (yes, i know i keep going on about him). the actors in the movie were amazing.
in general, i love middle school: the worst years of my life. it’s the best book ever and i rate it a 262548&01839 out of 5
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It's pretty good
It's an alright book, I've just finished the series.