A review by tmaluck
Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! by James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts

3.0

This is the second James Patterson (Tebbetts) book I've ever read, and the writing style is as plot-driven as the first "Middle School" book. I would agree with the series's naysayers who say these stories are like "fruit loops," with little substance behind Rafe's hijinks, except the emotional content is spot-on, especially in two rather understated scenes regarding Rafe's absent father. Patterson (Tebbetts) captures the feelings of overwhelmed adolescence in Rafe's illustrations that came off as honest to me.

I think that "Middle School" and middle-grade or YA titles like it make for fun reading, and if young people can see some of their own vulnerability or irresponsibility in Rafe's life, then all the better.

EDIT: I just re-read this and didn't know about the first time? Talk about oblivious deja vu...