5 stars.

Now, there’s a pathetic family portrait you don’t want to be a part of, believe me. More on the unfortunate Village Police incident later. I need to work myself up to tell you that disaster story. So anyway, ta-da, here it is, book fans, and all of you in need of AR points at school, the true autobio of my life so far. The dreaded middle school years. If you’ve ever been a middle schooler, you understand already. If you’re not in middle school yet, you’ll understand soon enough. But let’s face it: Understanding me—I mean, really understanding me and my nutty life—isn’t so easy. That’s why it’s so hard for me to find people I can trust. The truth is, I don’t know who I can trust. So mostly I don’t trust anybody. Except my mom, Jules. (Most of the time, anyway.) So… let’s see if I can trust you." This book is about a young boy named Rafe going to middle school. He decides to break all the rules in the rulebook though- a little something called Operation R.A.F.E. This is a great book. Comedy, good illustrations, good and realistic plot line, (coughsDiaryOfAWimpyKid) and great characters. I can understand Rafe doodling everywhere (as I do it as well) and the mural was simply beautiful and amazing. Only downside? The chapters are too short. (some are one page long!) Good book, I give it 4/5.