Age Range: grades 5-8
This book made me laugh and cry! It also reminded me that I would never want to have to survive the middle school years again. This book begins with the main character, David Greenberg, beginning his summer vacation before he starts middle school. He is excited to spend his summer with his best friend, Elliot. To his surprise, Elliot has become girl crazy and wants to spend the summer going to the mall to watch the girls. At the end of the summer, David and Elliot have a falling out and are no longer best friends. David begins middle school on a prank and wears a shirt that does not go with the school's dress code. Elliot has teamed up with an 8th grader, Tommy Murphy, and they try to make David's life miserable. David meets Sophie in his math class and they become friends. David finally begins to understand why Elliot acted the way he did over the summer.
David creates his own videos and posts them on You Tube. His videos always mention The Daily Show, David's Top Six and a Half, and his hamster, Hammy. Sophie passes his video's along to her homeschool network and David's videos start to get a lot of attention. While his life at home is going great, his life at school is awful. He eats lunch by himself, is constantly picked on by Tommy, and endures his first "swirly". In the end he gets a nice surprise about his video and begins to come to terms with his mom and why she left them. Great book told from a boys perspective!
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