I Funny: A Middle School Story (I Funny, 1)

I chose the rating of the book to be a five. Mostly because it's everything rolled into one. It's hilarious(totally witty), dramatic which is great for people like me, heartbreaking and hearthealing all at the same time.. and everybody needs to cry sometimes~everybody needs to smile sometimes,and romatical!!!! <3 I mean who doesn't love love! The other reason why I chose the book to be a five is because it relates to me. Same age same situation of wanting to fit in and bullies. I mean this book to me seems like it was written for me. I would recommend this book to people who need a good laugh,whose spirit needs to be rised, who are just looking for a good middle school story, and for someone who feels like their afraid and just feels like they don't fit in.

Jamie Grimm LOVES comedians! In his book, he has Billy Crystal, The Marx Brothers, Will Ferrell, Rodney Dangerfield, Chris Rock, Joan Rivers, etc. (I think I found 33 of them in the book, but I could be wrong.) He lives in Long Beach, NY, near the Boardwalk. (I’m jealous — I used to live in LawngIsland.) Jamie likes MATH! (believable or not). The bad news is that is family died, and Jamie uses a wheelchair. Plus he’s nervous and in school he sweats a lot.Jamie’s best friends are Gaynor and Pierce and some of Jamie’s other friends are Gilda Gold, Cool Girl and Mr. Burdkecki (like From Russia with Love!). Jamie’s Uncle Frankie who does the grill and does yo-yo at the same time! He can Hop the Fence, Walk the Dog, Loop the Loop, and go Around the World with one hand while flipping griddle cakes and two eggs over with the other. (For me, how about NEVER!) Once Uncle Frankie tells Jamie that in 1914 the boardwalk was built — with the help of ELEPHANTS! (I didn’t know that! COOL!!!)Jamie lives with The Smileys who never laugh, and one of them is a BAD GUY. Unfortunately, Jamie can’t climb the stairs. (I like the picture “Welcome to the HOUSE of PAIN”, but sad.)Anyhow, Jamie tries Comedy, and you can guess what happened (i.e. TROPHIES!).Chapters 60, 61, and 62 were CLASSIC! And Page 230, it says the word “bubelah”. What is it? Even wikipedia couldn’t find it.

My son, a fourth grader, and I read this book together each night before bed. We both loved it. He loved the bathroom humor - you know the farts, burps, and butt jokes that are so humorous at that age. And he also loved the serious side of the story. When Jamie tells "Cool Girl" about the horrific event that caused him to end up in a wheelchair, we both cried. When Jamie competes to be the funniest kid comic, we both laughed and cheered. I highly recommend this book. It helps children see the good and bad, the funny and tragic, while giving them a wonderful role model in the main character, Jamie.

I was asked to read this book for school, and I'm very glad this is the book they chose. It's funny and would be great to read alone, or with a group, class, family, or book club.However, it was slightly predictable. The bully, the ending, you could pretty much pick up the whole story line from the blurb.Overall, it's a great book and a fun read, I read it all in a day! But I would advise trying to read as little as possible about the storyline before you read the book, because it can be easily given away. You should definitely read this book.

Great book. Got it for 12 year grandson for school summer reading. Sometimes he would read out loud to me or me to him. I would laugh harder then he would. Also had great life lessons in it. Highly recommend.

I bought this for my daughter per her request. She read it in 2 days so I guess it was a good read!

This book is hilarious! WARNING: Spoilers! I funny is about middle schooler Jamie Grimm who is in a wheelchair. My sister is also in a wheelchair, so I can relate.I would recommend this book for kids who liked diary of a wimpy kid, and big Nate. Or kids who are in 4th or 5th that really like to read.I know it is not free, but it is definitely worth it!There are 69 chapters of James Patterson magic!

This was my first James Patterson book. I didn't know quite what to expect, but I was in for a pleasant surprise. I read it because my fifth graders are devouring this middle school series and recommended that I read some of his books. They know that I read a lot of the books they are reading because I like to be able to discuss the books with students and I totally enjoy reading children's books for pleasure. It was an easy read and had a great message about being comfortable with yourself, no matter who you are. It had some similar themes to the widely popular book, "Wonder" by Palacio, which I also liked. This book has even engaged some of my reluctant readers. I ordered four of the titles for our classroom library.

Good but had to buy The books individually.. boxed set with good price will be great

I Funny is another great book by James Patterson.Jamie Grimm lives on Long Island, with his friends, Gaylor and Pierce. He *spoiler alert* was in a car accident that killed his family, now he's disabled, but he doesn't let that stop him! He has big dreams of being the funniest sit-down comedian in the world, so he auditions for Ronkonkoma Funniest Kid Comic competition, and wins! He makes it through to the next round and wins again, but paying the price of making fun of his friends and family. Read it for more.Before the Kid Comic competition, he met Cool Girl, the girl Gaylor says he's always gawking at. When Cool Girl leaves, she drops her books on Jamie's lap. She always supports him and at the end of the book, they become a coupleThis is really funny and I really recommend it!Rafi Witts

The jokes were not nearly as funny as my sister says. But the content of the book made me realize how much of an extraordinary book this is. I was touched in many parts of the book, including the inspiring stories of Jamie's past. From Sasha age 9.

The write of this book,james patterson,ought to be given a massive reward because the mix of comedy,romance,tragedy and General middle school madness is amazing.So,could You organise that?It's just a joke.

Nice experience of reading for my son.