How to Survive Middle School by Donna Gephart is the charming, engrossing tale of 13 year-old David Greenberg's first year in middle school. Over the course of a single year, David loses his best friend, makes an unexpected new friend, endures heartbreak at home and at school, and experiences tremendous online popularity due to his funny video podcasts featuring his pet hamster, Hammy. The story is told from the first-person point of view of David, whose narrative voice is so funny and honest that I found myself rooting for good things to happen to him from the very first page. While some of the action is kind of unrealistic (and many of the teachers at David's school are shockingly clueless about the bullying that happens around them), I really enjoyed this book as a whole.
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