Middle School: Get Me Out of Here!
Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! is the second novel in James Patterson's best selling Middle School series, preceded by Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, both co-authored by Chris Tebbetts. It was published in the United States by Little, Brown and Company on May 7, 2012. The book is about Rafe Khatchadorian.
Plot
Rafe is sitting on a large tub of pickles in the storage room of Swifty's Diner, where his Mum, Jules, is employed. He is working on his school things.Then the burger grill, that Swifty uses to cook orders, and which has not been cleaned in a while, goes up in flames. His Mum evacuates him, but they end up watching the place burn down.
Without Swifty's Diner, Jules cannot earn money. Without money, she can't pay the rent, and without rent, they have no house. So they go to Rafe's grandmother's house, in a run-down rural area, which he thinks is gross.
He trades his previous Operation: R.A.F.E for Operation: Get A Life.
As he starts seventh grade, he encounters many problems, not only with Operation: Get A Life but with bullies as well.
Reception
Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! was a No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, an Indiebound Bestseller and one of Barnes & Noble's Best Books of 2012.Sequels
Middle School: My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar, this book is told from Rafe's sister, Georgia's point of view. Georgia starts middle school and makes a bet with Rafe that she can excel in places he failed. Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill, this book follows Rafe's experiences at a camp known as Camp Wannamorra.Middle School: Ultimate Showdown, this book is an interactive activity book featuring stories and activities with Rafe and Georgia.Middle School: Save Rafe!, in this book, Rafe takes an outdoor survival course to get back in school.Middle School: Just My Rotten Luck, Rafe returns to Hills Village Middle School, joins the football team and plans a major art project.- Middle School: Rafe’s Aussie Adventure, which was republished as Middle School: Escape to Australia in 2017 with new illustrations
- Middle School: Dog's Best Friend
- Middle School: From Hero to Zero
- Middle School: Born to Rock
- Middle School: Master of Disaster Middle School: Field Trip Fiasco
- Middle School: It’s a Zoo In Here!
- Middle School: Winter Blunderland
- Middle School: Million Dollar Mess
- Middle School: Too Uncool For school
- How I Got Lost in London World Book Day story, featuring Rafe on a school trip to England.
- Public School Superhero, Kenny Wright is a "Grandma's Boy" struggling with sixth grade in a tough inner city school. But in his imagination he is Stainlezz Steel, costumed crimefighter.