I Funny

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I Funny: A Middle School Story
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AuthorsJames Patterson and Chris Grabenstein
IllustratorLaura Park
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesUpper school
GenreComedy
Publisher Little, Brown and Company
Publication date
December 10, 2012
Media typePrint (hardcover or paperback)
Pages305
Followed byI Even Funnier 

I Funny: A Middle School Story, also known as I Funny, is a realistic fiction novel by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein. [1] It was published by Little, Brown and Company in 2012. It was followed by I Even Funnier (2013), I Totally Funniest (2015), I Funny TV (2016), I Funny: School of Laughs (2017) and The Nerdiest, Wimpiest, Dorkiest I Funny Ever (2018). [2] [3]

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Summary

Wheelchair-using middle-schooler Jamie Grimm has recently moved in with his aunt’s cheerless family after his own family died in a car crash that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Despite Jamie’s desire to be treated like an ordinary kid and his struggles with grief for his lost family, he is a natural comedian and displays this in his day-to-day life. Much of this is fueled by his friends’ reactions to his one-liners and the encouragement of his warmhearted uncle. He enters a local comedy contest, wins it, and eventually goes on to win the New York state kid comic contest. [4]

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