An Uproarious Middle Grade Escapade from New York Times Best Selling Author JAMES PATTERSON #1 New York Times Bestseller
MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE JAMES PATTERSON AND CHRIS TEBBETTS, ILLUSTRATED BY LAURA PARK Rafe Kane isn't sure he's ready for his first year of middle school. So to keep himself motivated, he teams up with his best friend, Leo the Silent, to create the ultimate game that will make school fun (or at the very least, interesting): trying to break every rule listed in his school's Code of Conduct, with Rafe doing the deeds and Leo awarding the points. Chewing gum in class–5,000 points! Running in the hallway–10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm–50,000 points!
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APRIL 2012 TRADE PAPERBACK 978‐0‐316‐10169‐1, $7.99 Carton Qty. 20(T) Middle‐Grade Fiction J.Patterson Young Reader Open Market, Excluding Europe
JAMES PATTERSON is the author several highly praised YA series. His novels have sold more than 180 million copies worldwide. In 2010 he was voted the Children's Choice Award Author of the Year. CHRIS TEBBETTS is the author of the The Viking, a fantasy adventure series for young readers. LAURA PARK is a cartoonist and illustrator.
But pretty soon Rafe's game starts to catch up with him. He's failing most of his classes, and being bullied at school–and at home–is only making things worse. Rafe will have to decide if he wants to keep breaking the rules, or if there might be a better way to deal with his problems.James Patterson's debut middle‐grade novel addresses some of middle schoolers' biggest issues: bullies, first crushes, and finding out what makes each of us special, all with a hilarious main character and over 100 fantastic in‐text illustrations that are sure to have young readers begging for more! Coming May 2012: Middle School Just Got Worse, Int'l B, $11.99 9780316209663
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