<b>Live large with James Patterson's winning follow-up to </b><b>the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller</b><b><i>Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life</i><i>.</i></b><br><br>After sixth grade, the very <i>worst</i> year of his life, Rafe Khatchadorian thinks he has it made in seventh grade. He's been accepted to art school in the big city and imagines a math-and-history-free fun zone. <i>Wrong!</i> It's more competitive than Rafe ever expected, and to score big in class, he needs to find a way to turn his boring life into the inspiration for a work of art. His method? Operation: Get a Life! Anything he's never done before, he's going to do it, from learning to play poker to going to a modern art museum. But when his newest mission uncovers secrets about the family Rafe's never known, he has to decide if he's ready to have his world turned upside down.