Middle School: Get Me Out of Here!
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Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! represents the second installment in the best-selling Middle School series by James Patterson, co-written alongside Chris Tebbetts. Released on May 7, 2012, by Little, Brown and Company, this novel continues to follow the story of Rafe Khatchadorian.
Plot
While at Swifty's Diner, where his mother Jules is employed, Rafe witnesses a fire caused by a neglected burger grill that ultimately destroys the establishment. With Jules losing her source of income, they relocate to Rafe's grandmother’s dilapidated home in a rural area. As Rafe begins seventh grade, he transitions from his former rebellious campaign Operation: R.A.F.E (Rules Aren't For Everyone) to a new approach called Operation: Get A Life, confronting fresh difficulties such as bullying.
Reception
Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! achieved the No. 1 position on the New York Times Bestseller list, was recognized as an Indiebound Bestseller, and was selected as one of Barnes & Noble’s Best Books in 2012.
Sequels
- Middle School: My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar (2013, with Lisa Papademetriou), told from the perspective of Rafe’s sister Georgia as she embarks on middle school.
- Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill (2013, co-authored with Chris Tebbetts), which follows Rafe during his time at Camp Wannamorra.
- Middle School: Ultimate Showdown (2014, with Julia Bergen), an interactive activity book starring Rafe and Georgia.
- Middle School: Save Rafe! (2014, in collaboration with Chris Tebbetts), featuring Rafe participating in an outdoor survival program.
- Middle School: Just My Rotten Luck (2015), focusing on Rafe joining the football team and organizing an art initiative.
- Middle School: Rafe’s Aussie Adventure (2015), later reissued as Middle School: Escape to Australia in 2017 with updated illustrations.
- Middle School: Dog's Best Friend (2016)
- Middle School: From Hero to Zero (2018)
- Middle School: Born to Rock (2019)
- Middle School: Master of Disaster (2020)
- Middle School: Field Trip Fiasco (2021)
- Middle School: It’s a Zoo In Here! (2021)
- Middle School: Winter Blunderland (2022)
- Middle School: Million Dollar Mess (2024)
Related books
- How I Got Lost in London (2014), a World Book Day special depicting Rafe’s school trip to England.
- Public School Superhero (2015, co-written with Chris Tebbetts), centered on sixth grader Kenny Wright who imagines himself as the crimefighter Stainlezz Steel. (Published in the UK as Kenny Wright, Superhero)
Film adaptation
On April 16, 2020, James Patterson announced that a follow-up film to Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life is currently being developed.