60 pages • 2 hours read
Chris Tebbetts, James Patterson, Illustr. Laura ParkMiddle School, The Worst Years of My Life
Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2011A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Further Reading & Resources
Further Reading: Literature
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (2019) by Dan Gemeinhart
Told from a girl’s point of view, this mid-grade novel deals with a parent and child also dealing with unresolved grief and finding new friends in creative, outlandish ways.
- The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise on SuperSummary
Hello Universe (2020) by Erin Entrada Kelly 2020
This illustrated mid-grade novel touches on several pertinent elements of Middle School, including students with disabilities, friendless preteens, dealing with bullies, and accepting outside help.
- Hello Universe on SuperSummary
Restart (2018) by Gordon Korman
This mid-grade novel concerns a former bully who wakes up from a head injury with amnesia and cannot understand why fellow students fear and loathe him; he struggles to create a new life while dealing with the leftover debts of his previous wrongdoings.
- Restart on SuperSummary
Further Reading: Beyond Literature (nonfiction)
Finding the Magic in Middle School (2022) by Chris Balme
Describing middle school children as the “ultimate underdogs,” the author presents a handbook for transforming the often painful tween years into an age of empowerment.
Video & Podcast Resources:
Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life, Lionsgate, (2016).
This motion picture uses most of the book’s characters and some of its motifs but deviates from the themes of the novel.
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