Middle School the Worst Years of my Life 1/26/15

Blog for: January 26, 2015

Writing Prompt: What does this book remind you of?

          The book I am reading is called Middle School the Worst Years of my Life. This book is about a young boy named Rafe who is having some troubles with Middle School. He has made up his mind that he is going to try to break a bunch of rules by the end of the school year. If he does it without getting caught then he gains points. Him and his 'friend' Leo are the ones that made up this crazy idea. The reason I put friend in quotes is because Leo is an imaginary person made up by Rafe. In other words Leo is Rafe's imaginary friend.

          This book reminds me of the book I Funny which is also about a boy struggling with school. The main reason he struggles is because he is handicapped. In other words he is in a wheelchair. He also has to live with the school bully and his family. The only reason this is so is because his parents have died. Believe it or not this kid sort of likes being bullied because it makes him feel like a normal kid. Another reason is because he doesn't like being treated as someone who is handicapped.

          Another thing this reminds me of is the book/movie series Diary of a Wimpy Kid. This is also about a boy who is having a not so good time in/with school. This kid (Gregory) also has to deal with his annoying older brother who thinks he is the coolest person ever. Along with that Gregory has a best friend that can be quite embarrassing. Over protecting parents, an embarrassing younger brother, and a bit of a lying problem isn't helping him either.

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