I Funny TV: A Middle School Story (I Funny #4)
Illustrator
Laura Park
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9780316301091
Pages
311 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Jamie Grimm has finally accomplished his dream of proving himself the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic, and the sky's the limit from there. Enter a couple of TV executives with a huge plan for Jamie: a new show about Jamie and his oddball friends!
Grade Level
6-8
Lexile Measure
630L
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
Awards
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2014 - 2015
Picture Book
Keywords
comedy; TV show; middle school; friendship; bullying; acting; perseverance
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Patterson, James and Grabenstein, Chris, "I Funny TV: A Middle School Story (I Funny #4)" (2015). Diverse Families. 1638.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1638