Audience: Grades 5-7
My Rating: 1* of 5
My Rating: 1* of 5
Summary: When Rafe enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct.
Comments: Middle School, the worst book about it! Patterson seemed intent on grabbing a piece of the Wimpy Kid pie, but forgot a crucial ingredient to its recipe for success: humor. Unlike Greg Heffley, Rafe is neither sympathetic nor entertaining in his escapades. Plot turns are predictable and characters are as 2-D as the illustrations throughout. In the end, I was too indifferent and annoyed to find anything poignant. Probably a great read for middle school boys--but I missed the point entirely.
Read-alikes: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Kinney, You by Benoit
Comments: Middle School, the worst book about it! Patterson seemed intent on grabbing a piece of the Wimpy Kid pie, but forgot a crucial ingredient to its recipe for success: humor. Unlike Greg Heffley, Rafe is neither sympathetic nor entertaining in his escapades. Plot turns are predictable and characters are as 2-D as the illustrations throughout. In the end, I was too indifferent and annoyed to find anything poignant. Probably a great read for middle school boys--but I missed the point entirely.
Read-alikes: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Kinney, You by Benoit
