I Funny A Middle School Story By James Patterson

SUMMARY
This book is about a a kid named Jamie Grimm. He is very good at being funny and telling jokes. His favorite uncle frank tells him to sign up for the annual comedy contest in New York. Jamie goes and signs up for the contest. There is really funny people but Jamie wins the contest. Everybody was so happy he won. His step brother Stevie starts a rumor that the only reason he won is because he is in a wheelchair. Jamie tells his friends what really happened and how he ended up in a wheelchair. Jamie proves everybody wrong by becoming the greatest kid comic.

Connections

I read a story about a boy with down syndrome. He wanted to join his basketball team and made it. People were making rumors that the only reason that he made the basketball team is because he had down syndrome. He had to show that he was really good at basketball. In one game he left the whole crowd speechless. He made an incredible 16 points. The team got that win. Everybody believed him that he was really good now. This shows that even doe people brought him down he showed what he could bring to the table.