I Totally Funniest: A Middle School Story (I Funny #3)
Illustrator
Laura Park
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9780316405935
Pages
336 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Jamie Grimm is back and better than ever. After scoring big on national TV in the semifinals contest, everyone back home is jumping on the Jamie Grimm bandwagon, and all the attention might be going to his head. Not only are his friendships starting to suffer, but the pressure of coming up with his best material ever for the ultimate standup act to snag the final win in Hollywood is pushing Jamie to the brink. Suddenly, life isn't looking very funny anymore. Can Jamie take the grand prize without pushing away his fans, friends and family?
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Family member death; Legal guardianship; Kinship care; Physical disability; death of a parent; death of mother; death of father; death of sister; accident; aunt raising nephew; uncle raising nephew; aunt and uncle raising nephew; children living with relatives; paraplegia; wheelchair user
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
aunt and uncle
Keywords
comedy; competition; fame; friends; middle school; bullying; childhood celebrity; TV show; hurricane; natural disaster; New York; pressure
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Patterson, James and Grabenstein, Chris, "I Totally Funniest: A Middle School Story (I Funny #3)" (2015). Diverse Families. 1637.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1637