Books in Middle School series

In the next book in James Patterson's bestselling Middle School series, Rafe Khatchadorian's hilarious little sister, Georgia, is back for another rollicking adventure!It's not easy being Rafe Khatchadorian's sister. He's got quite a reputation around school, and Georgia's got it hard enough as is! With a super secret crush on her classmate Sam Marks, a Rube Goldberg machine challenge to dominate, and constant confrontations with vicious Missy Trillin and her evil Princess Patrol to look forward to, Georgia can't help but throw all her energy into the one thing that makes her happy: her kick-butt, all-girl rock band, We Stink!When Georgia's favorite rock band, Lulu and the Handbags, advertise a major music competition where the winner gets to jam with Lulu herself, Georgia will pull all the stops to make sure We Stink wins--even if it means asking her annoying older brother, Rafe, for help! Will his crazy ideas work, or land her in serious trouble?

Age Level: 9 and up / Grade Level: 4 and upI’m Les Desirable. Don’t laugh. That’s my real name. And my teacher, Mrs. Mudhole, won’t let me forget it. I’m a world famous news reporter. While most kids my age are breaking wind, I’m always looking for breaking news.Mrs. Mudhole says this is Adopt-a-Pet Cultural Appreciation Month at school. That only means our teacher is dumping more work on us. Yuck!Since no student brought a pet animal to school for “Show and Tell,” Mrs. Mudhole is forcing us to take a Rio McCaw stuffed toy parrot home for one night. Another wackadoodle idea of hers.But I don’t have time for school homework nonsense. Because I have to help my cousin Bo Teak and Aunt Teak move in next door.When I hear Aunt Teak screaming that she’s being robbed, I call on my trusted intern Ebb Peckinpaw to scramble and help solve this breaking news story.Solving real life news stories filled with intrigue and mystery is always more fun than babysitting a stuffed toy parrot.However, a famous reporter’s life is not easy. I often run into challenges—like my constant need to duck from a crazy live Cockatoo that keeps pooping on me. Do you have this problem?Les Desirable: It’s Not Fair is a funny story that everyone will find entertaining—children, middle school students, and adults.

James Patterson's winning follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life--now a major motion picture!--is another riotous and heartwarming story about living large.After sixth grade, the very worst year 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.

Age Level: 9 and up / Grade Level: 4 and upI’m Les Desirable. Don’t laugh. That’s my real name. And my teacher, Mrs. Mudhole, won’t let me forget it. I’m a world famous news reporter. While most kids my age are breaking wind, I’m always looking for breaking news.When you’re surrounded by nuts all day long, life can be difficult.We have a crisis at Greenville Middle. The student who dresses as our mascot for school rallies is transferring. And I get tricked into campaigning to run for the Goober mascot.Should I accept help from the Mayor’s son—who wants to manipulate the outcome of the election? If I DON’T win, I’ll look like a loser! If I DO win, I’ll have to dress up in a silly peanut costume! Either way, I’ll look like a fool!Unfortunately, school often gets in the way of my real job—as a famous news reporter. In fact, I’m expecting a call at any moment.What can I do to get out of this mess? Do you have any ideas?R-i-n-g! R-i-n-g! Ooh! Ooh! It’s probably a call from someone very important with a news tip. Gotta run.Les Desirable: Final Straw is a funny story that everyone will find entertaining—children, middle school students, and adults.

In this blockbuster installment of the bestselling Middle School series, Rafe and the other favorite characters from James Patterson's books for kids join forces for the first time in a hilarious adventure!Rafe and Jimmy, two misunderstood "troublemakers", are finally up to something good. They're in charge of a huge celebration of books and reading -- but when a small issue snowballs into a big problem that threatens to derail the whole event, they need to work fast to keep things on track!And the best part? Rafe and Jimmy are joined by the funniest storytellers they know, including Jamie Grimm from I Funny, Jacky Ha-Ha, the Kidd family of Treasure Hunters, and super-genius Max Einstein -- everyone's favorite characters from James Patterson's bestselling series for kids!

James Patterson's bestselling Middle School series is now a major motion picture! Catch up with everyone's favorite troublemaker Rafe Khatchadorian when he gets lost in London on the worst field trip EVER! After a mostly-successful stint at Hills Valley Middle School, Rafe is excited to visit the incredible city of London with his class. Sightseeing around a foreign country sounds like a blast, until Rafe finds out his roommate will be none other than Miller the Killer, bully extraordinaire! Then Rafe is forced to work on a class project side by side with his crush Jeanne Galletta and her too-perfect boyfriend, which might be even more torturous than rooming with Miller. And it's no surprise that Rafe's bad luck follows him across the pond, putting him in one crazy situation after another--all under the watchful eye of his bad-tempered principal. Out of all of his adventures, this trip could prove to be Rafe's most embarrassing yet, undoing everything good he has going for him back home!

From blockbuster author James Patterson comes the third installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling Middle School series! Georgia Khatchadorian--the sister of the star of the first two Middle School books, Rafe Khatchadorian--plans to excel at Hills Village Middle School in all the places her troublemaking brother failed. She's even bet him that she'll quickly become one of the most popular girls in school. But Rafe left a big mark at HVMS, and no one will give Georgia a chance! Even worse, Rafe has sneakily set her up to embarrass herself in front of the snooty "Princesses" who run the school and the boy who's caught her eye. Will she be able to overcome her fears and win her bet with Rafe? Find out THE TRUTH about Rafe Khatchadorian's sister in the first Middle School story from the point of view of the hilarious Georgia--a girl who's ready to speak her mind!

Releasing the same month as the MIDDLE SCHOOL movie, this next installment of James Patterson's hit series has non-stop laughs starring everyone's favorite underdog.It's a dog-eat-dog world, and Rafe Khatchadorian is just trying to live in it. Life in middle school is finally starting to seem bearable-until Rafe spots his grandmother standing on the free-meal line at the local soup kitchen. In order to help bring in more money, Rafe concocts a brilliant plan-a dog-walking business that soon turns into a huge money-making neighborhood empire. He'll even have extra cash to buy his own WormHole Deluxe Multi-Platform GameBox!That is, until two terrible twins launch the Great Dog War by sabotaging Rafe's flyers and stealing his customers. Plus, his bratty kid sister Georgia has skipped a grade-so now she's in all of Rafe's classes. Throw a kid a bone!