Middle School. The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts, illustrated by Laura Park

Today I will be talking about the first book of a series entitled The Middle School. The Worst Years of my Life by James Patterson.

A special thanks to my cousin Chiara, who first introduced me to this series when I was on vacation in Italy. Of course, since I got this book in Italy, I read it in Italian (Scuola Media. Gli anni peggiori della mia vita).* (Again!)

The main character is Rafe Khatchadorian, an energetic young boy who is sharing the story about how he attempted to survive a whole year of school. He lives with his mother, his sister and his imaginary friend Leo. He goes to Hills Village Middle School. He is constantly planning something crazy and getting in a ton of trouble. Watch Rafe try to manage middle school whilst avoiding bullies and teachers!  Rafe Katchadorian’s crazy schemes are worth a barrel of laughs. For example, one of the most hilarious part was when he met his Spanish teacher, Señor Wasserman. It was so funny that even my mom laughed thinking of her Spanish teacher! I loved it. This series is extremely funny and exiting.

Will he survive middle school? Or will he be in serious trouble?

Read the book to find out.                                                                               

Recommended to readers from 8-12 years old. 

*Italian Translation: Tante Grazie alla mia cuginetta Chiara, che mi ha fatto vedere questa serie durante la mia vacanza in Italia.