about the book
Hills Village Middle School is about to get another Khatchadorian!
Georgia, Rafe’s sister, is determined to excel in middle school, unlike her older brother. She will not break every rule like her brother. She will get good grades. She’s even made a bet with Rafe that she’ll become one of the most popular girls in school.
But when Georgia finally gets to school, every teacher screeches, “Rafe Khatchadorian’s sister???” No one even gives her a chance! Everyone thinks every Khatchadorian is the same, thanks to her big fat liar of a brother.
Even the little brother of Rafe’s nemesis has it out for her. Plus, Rafe is sabotaging all of Georgia’s efforts to make friends.
Will Georgia ever be able to overcome her brother’s reputation?
about the authors
James Patterson was born in Newburgh, New York, to an insurance broker and a teacher. While studying English at Manhattan College, James met poet Robert Lowell, who suggested James might like writing. He gave it a try, but then opted for teaching instead; however, he didn’t enjoy those classes.
After earning a master’s degree from Vanderbilt University, James became a junior copy writer at an advertising agency. During the evenings he started writing again.
After receiving more than two dozen rejections, James’s first book was published in 1976. He continued writing at night and working at the advertising agency, eventually being appointed the CEO of the company. He retired to write full time in 1996.
So far, James has published 98 novels for adults and younger readers and sold more than 300 million copies of his novels and more than ten million e-books! On most of his projects, he writes a 60-80 page summary of the novel and hires a co-writer to do the line-by-line work. He edits the work closely, juggling three or four projects at once. So far, he and Chris Grabenstein have co-written five novels for children, two in the I Funny series.
Through his Page Turner Award, James has given more than $850,000 to those who have found original ways to spread the excitement of books and reading. He has also donated hundreds of thousands of books to schools and troops overseas. James, wife Susan, and son Jack have homes in New York and Florida.
Sources:
Author website
Author biography : Wikipedia
Author interview : Book Reporter
Author interview : Parade Magazine
Also by James Patterson:
Robots Go Wild (House of Robots, Book 2). Little, Brown and Company. November 2015.
Secret of the Forbidden City (Treasure Hunters, Book 3). Little, Brown and Company. September 2015.
Middle School : Just My Rotten Luck (Middle School, Book 8) Little, Brown and Company. 2015.
Public School Superhero. Little, Brown and Company. 2015.
I Totally Funniest : A Middle School Story (I Funny, Book 3). Little, Brown and Company. 2015.
Danger Down the Nile (Treasure Hunters, Book 2). Little, Brown and Company. 2014.
Middle School : Big Fat Liar (Middle School, Book 7) Little, Brown and Company. 2014.
House of Robots (Book 1). Little, Brown and Company. 2014.
Middle School : Save Rafe! (Middle School, Book 6) Little, Brown and Company. 2014.
I Even Funnier : A Middle School Story (I Funny, Book 2). Little, Brown and Company. 2013.
Treasure Hunters (Book 1). Little, Brown and Company. 2013.
Middle School : Ultimate Showdown (Middle School, Book 5) Little, Brown and Company. 2013.
Treasure Hunters. Little, Brown and Company. 2014.
Middle School : Summer of the Booger-Eater (Middle School, Book 4) Little, Brown and Company. 2013.
I Funny : A Middle School Story (I Funny, Book 1). Little, Brown and Company. 2012.
Middle School : Get Me Out of Here! (Middle School, Book 2) Little, Brown and Company. 2012.
Middle School : The Worst Years of My Life (Middle School, Book 1) Little, Brown and Company. 2011.
For a time, Lisa Papademetriou taught English in a bilingual school in Guatemala City, Guatemala. After returning to the United States, she worked as an editor at several publishing houses, including Scholastic, HarperCollins, Disney, and Alloy.
When she decided to become a “big-shot businesswoman” she attended business school for a year before dropping out to write full-time. “Big-shotting” wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.
Lisa has written titles in the Lizzie McGuire, That’s So Raven, Kim Possible, and Sweet Valley High Senior Year series, as well as many of her own ideas.
She is allergic to gluten, dairy, egg, yeast, and soy. She enjoys playing the guitar, dancing around the house to ‘80s music, quilting, and eating at the vegetarian café (even though she isn’t vegetarian).
Lisa grew up in Houston, Texas. She currently lives in Northhampton, Massachusetts, with her husband, daughter, and dog.
Sources:
Author website
Author biography: Amazon
Author biography: Fresh Fiction
Author interview: Bildungsroman
Also by Lisa Papademetriou:
A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic. Harper Collins. October 2015.
Something New (Confectionally Yours, Book 4). Scholastic 2013.
Sugar and Spice (Confectionally Yours, Book 3). Scholastic 2013.
Taking the Cake! (Confectionally Yours, Book 2). Scholastic 2012.
Save the Cupcake! (Confectionally Yours, Book 1). Scholastic 2012.
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