I Funny TV

A Middle School Story

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By James Patterson

By Chris Grabenstein

Illustrated by Laura Park

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$13.99

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$18.99 CAD

Jamie Grimm has hit the big time in book four of the #1 bestselling I Funny series!

Jamie Grimm has finally accomplished his dream of proving himself the Planet’s Funniest Kid Comic, and the sky’s the limit from there. Enter a couple of TV executives with a huge plan for Jamie: a new show about Jamie and his oddball friends! But when Jamie struggles to learn the acting ropes, will it be an early curtain call for the biggest show of the decade?

Series:

  • Praise for I Funny:A #1 New York Times Bestseller

  • "....Poignant.... Readers learn about [Jamie's] devastating loss and
    recovery from a tragic event....The affecting ending, which reveals a
    more vulnerable Jamie behind the guise of his humor, celebrates Jamie's
    resilient spirit."

    Kirkus Reviews
  • "Play[s] readers' heartstrings like a banjo... In all, a brimming bucket of bada-bing!"

    Booklist
  • Praise for I Even Funnier:A New York Times Bestseller

  • "The wisecrack-laced narrative is enhanced by lots of pen-and-ink cartoons with added dialogue."

    Booklist
  • "Patterson and Grabenstein pay homage to the timeless comedy of Abbott and Costello, Groucho Marx, and other greats, while introducing new jokes that speak directly to the middle school experience. "

    School Library Journal

On Sale
Dec 14, 2015
Page Count
336 pages
ISBN-13
9780316301091

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James Patterson

About the Author

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Effing Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson, and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

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Laura Park

About the Illustrator

Laura Park is a cartoonist and illustrator. Her work has appeared in the Best American Comics, The Anthology of Graphic Fiction, The Paris Review, and on Saveur.com. Park is also the illustrator for two middle-grade kids’ book series written by James Patterson, Middle School and I Funny. She is a member of the jam comics collective Trubble Club. Park currently lives in Lanas, France.

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