This is the book that first started the middle school seires. Its the first day of sixth grade and rafe isnt exactly a fan of his new middle school. The worst years of my life little, brown is the first in a series of middle grade novels that are cowritten with chris tebbetts and illustrated by laura park. After his principal andy daly destroys his sketchbook, rafe griffin gluck and his best friend leo thomas barbusca decide to destroy his book and break every rule in the schools code of conduct. He breaks rules in the classroom, hallways, during p. Middle school, the worst years of my life patterson, james, tebbetts, chris, park, laura, tebbetts, chris on. For what amounts to a 90minute sermon for the nickelodeon set that pillories standardized testing, mandated conformity and bullies of all shapes and sizes, middle school. Hes been accepted to art school in the big middle school, the worst years of my life. This is me reading the first chapters of a book i cowrote with james patterson. After his principal andy daly destroys his sketchbook, rafe griffin gluck and his best friend leo thomas barbusca decide to destroy his book. Luckily, hes got an ace plan for the best year ever, if only he can pull it off. He is the person who gives rafe most of his ideas, and is with rafe at all times.
Characters and their traits middle school the worst. Poorly acted, lazy, pandering, and laden with boring, twodimensional characters, middle school. Imaginative quiet teenager rafe katchadorian is tired of his middle schools obsession with the rules at the expense of any and all creativity. Jan 01, 2011 middle school worst years of my life by james patterson realistic fiction 281 pages 1 book i have read the book middle schools worst years of my life by james paterson. The humorous drawings poke fun at teachers and just about everyone else at hills village middle school. With his best friend leonardo the silent awarding him points, rafe tries to break every rule in his schools oppressive code of conduct. Published in the united states by little, brown and company on june 27, 2011, the book follows sixth grader rafe khatchadorian as he begins middle school and copes with the awkwardness of adolescence. The worst years of my life james patterson on being bullied as a child. Rafes school, hills village middle school or hvms, is the main setting of the story.
I feel that it is a great book for tweens and young teens. Middle school, the worst years of my life ebook by james. Hills village middle school is like the maximum security version of most middle schoolsor at least it has a rulebook that could rival any charles dickens novel in terms of heft. Rules the conflict is solved when rafe does his huge mural on the brick wall. When rafe was at a school assembly, as he was looking through the rules of the school. Rafe khatchadorian the main character of the story who is a.
This book is about a kid named rafe he is a dorky kid who has a goal of breaking every rule in the school code. Hills village middle school is like the maximum security version of most middle schoolsor at least it has a rulebook that could rival any charles dickens. The worst years of my life is a trite excuse for a family comedy that wants to encourage its target audience to let their imaginations run wild and think outside the box and yet refuses to have even one iota of creativity, originality, or wit in its entire pathetic body. Its rafe khatchadorians first day at hills village middle school, and its shaping up to be the worst year ever. Childrens choice award winner james patterson has never been more hilarious and heartwarming. The worst years of my life by james patterson with help from chris tebbetts is a book about a boy named rafe khatchadorian who lives with his mother, sister and stepfather, bear, who he detests. The prank it was the second day of school and the first day he pulled a prank plus it was his frist prank ever. The main character and narrator, rafe khatchadorian, just started middle school. Middle school the worst years of my life timeline timetoast. And certainly the cast of charactersfrom the voldemortlike bear to the. The worst years of my life 2016 go behind the scenes with the director duration. Yeah guys, this book was good enough to actually let me. The worst years of my life is a 2016 american liveactionanimated family comedy film directed by steve carr and written by chris bowman, hubbel palmer and kara holden, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by james patterson and chris tebbetts. Middle school, the worst years of my life james patterson.
He is lazy and is always yelling about him of how jules is not. Rafe, the humorous main character, leads a complicated life. The worst years of my life by james patterson is a good graphic novel. It is where rafe was trying to break every rule in a game he called operation r. Rafes future stepfather, bear, has gotten engaged to his bioligal mother, jules. The book, middle school, the worst years of my life, is a great book that takes you through the twist and turns in the life of rafe and his plan to make it through sixth grade. According to cnn, this book is both a new york times bestseller and an indiebound bestseller. Set preferences and get ageappropriate recommendations with.
Get middle school the worst years of my life 1 pdf file for free from our online library pdf file. He is also smart because he was able to get money by selling his dads soda. With his best friend leonardo the silent awarding him points, rafe tries to break every rule in his schools. After sixth grade, the very worst year of his life, rafe khatchadorian thinks he. Save this book to read middle school the worst years of my life 1 pdf ebook at our online library. I watched the movie with my friends, who have never read the books. The snowball effect of lies is strong theme in this book. He begins the new year with a quiet attitude, but that doesnt last long. James pattersons debut middlegrade novel addresses some of middle. Read on for an extract from the worst years of my life, the first book in the bestselling middle school series by james patterson which has now. Middle school, the worst years of my life middle school. They were shocked when the movie revealed something important, while i just sat there, knowing about this since the beginning. Read middle school, the worst years of my life by james patterson available from rakuten kobo. Wondering if middle school, the worst years of my life is ok for your kid.
He has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix, but luckily hes got an ace plan for the best year ever, if only he can pull it off. Middle school, the worst years of my life was deeper than i expected. The worst years of my life is better than middling as it sidesteps the trap of simply pandering to its youthful demo with cheap laughs and silly mugging. Middle school, the worst years of my life by james patterson, laura park, bryan kennedy and chris tebbetts is a funny look at life in those painful formative years. That odd period of early adolescence seems to be reviled by pretty much everyone, which is documented in the new film middle school. Teachingbooks multileveled lesson the worst years of my. Teachingbooks multileveled lesson the worst years of my life. Parents need to know that middle school, the worst years of my life, by james patterson and chris tebbetts and illustrated by laura park, tells the story of rafe, a kid who sets out to break all the school rules and is disrespectful to teachers and staff. Wall the principle was reading all the rules for the rule book to the school leo rafes best friend was drawing a picture of a really cool guy walking threw the hall braking the rules then.
It is in present day, the three main characters in my book are rafe, leonardo, and miller the killer. Mar 09, 2020 this is me reading the first chapters of a book i cowrote with james patterson. Synopsis rafe khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix. Characters and their traits middle school the worst years. Chris tebbetts reading chapter 1 of stranded youtube. The worst years of my life takes place mainly ina middle school.
The worst years of my life download destination overdrive. The worst years of my life by james patterson with help from chris tebbetts is a book about a boy named rafe khatchadorian who lives with. Oct 05, 2016 that odd period of early adolescence seems to be reviled by pretty much everyone, which is documented in the new film middle school. Jan 19, 2017 read on for an extract from the worst years of my life, the first book in the bestselling middle school series by james patterson which has now been made into a netflix original movie. When i read this, i realized that a diary type book, but with actual deep developed characters.
He meets his arch enemy, miller, in homeroom, and things go downhill from there. The worst years of my life is the first book in the middle school series by author james patterson. The worst years of my life story map multileveled lesson with these multileveled lessons, students are encouraged to explore the important elements of any fiction text to support comprehension. Our story begins with twelveyearold rafe khatchadorian sitting in the back of a hills village police car. The humorous drawings poke fun at teachers and just about everyone else at hills village. This book may appear to be in the genre of diary of a wimpy kid, but it covers more serious issues.
Rafe is challenged by his friend leo to break every rule in his schools code of conduct. Published in the united states by little, brown and company on june 27, 2011, the book follows sixth grader rafe khatchadorian as he begins middle school and copes with the awkwardness of. The book, middle school, the worst years of my life, is a great book that takes you through the twist. The worst years of my life is a realistic fiction novel by james patterson that serves as the beginning of pattersons middle school series.