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Book SynopsisFrom popular middle-grade novelist Janet Tashjian comes another hilarious installment in the My Life series, with illustrations by Janet''s son, Jake Tashjian.
Derek Fallon discovers all the angst that comes with being twelvehe just wants to feel grown up, but life gets in the way with a series of mishaps that make him look like a baby. He passes out during a worm dissection in science class, falls flat on his face in gym class and gets a fat lip that causes him to lisp all day, and his plans for a monster-truck party turn into a bouncy house disaster. Why isn''t being in middle school as great as Derek imagined? Thankfully, with a little help from his friendsand, ironically, a Toys for Tots fundraiserthings seem like they could start shaping up at last.
My Life as a Joke by Janet and Jake Tashjian is a Christy Ottaviano Book
Readers will connect with likable Derek and his efforts to improve himself that don''t ever go right . . . It''s sur
