Middle School: Big Fat Liar

A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic

I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story

Max Einstein: Saves the Future: Max Einstein

Laugh Out Loud

Not So Normal Norbert

Unbelievably Boring Bart

Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life Is a Joke

In James Patterson's first highly illustrated "diary fiction" story for teens, the mega-bestselling author's most endearing and original teen heroine ever proves that everyone can use a helping hand once in a while.
Margaret "Cuckoo" Clarke recently had a brief stay in a mental institution following an emotional breakdown, but she's turning over a new leaf with her "Operation Happiness." She's determined to beat down the bad vibes of the Haters, the Terror Teachers, and all of the trials and tribulations of high school by writing and drawing in her diary. And when life gets really tough, she works through her own moments of uncertainty through imaginary conversations with her favorite literary characters.
Cuckoo's also got a nearly impossible mission: she, along with her misfit band of self-deprecating friends (who call themselves "the Freakshow") decide to bridge the gap between warring cliques and "bring the Nations together." Not everyone is so willing to join hands and get along, but Cuckoo never stops smiling... until one of her closest friends, pushed to desperation by a Hater prank, decides that enough is enough.


Discover Your Child's Next Read

Middle School: Big Fat Liar

James Patterson, Lisa Papademetriou, Neil Swaab, 2013

A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic

Lisa Papademetriou, 2015

I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story

James Patterson, John W. Harbeson, 1987

Max Einstein: Saves the Future: Max Einstein

Chris Grabenstein, James Patterson, Beverly Johnson, 2020

Laugh Out Loud

Chris Grabenstein, Jeff Ebbeler, James Patterson, 2017

Not So Normal Norbert

Hatem Aly, James Patterson, Joey Green, 2018

Unbelievably Boring Bart

James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski, 2018

Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life Is a Joke

Chris Grabenstein, James Patterson, Kerascoët, 2017