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12-year old sixth-grader Rafael 'Rafe' Khatchadorian is bored at Hills Village Middle School (HVMS) during his first day there. He is picked on by a bully named Miller ("Miller the Killer" in Rafe's imaginative mind), and Rafe and the whole school attend an assembly about the rules of the school.
- Chris Tebbetts, James Patterson
- 2011
Rafe starts the sixth grade at Hills Village Middle School. The first day isn't great—he gets picked on by a bully named Miller and is nearly bored to death at a school assembly in the gym. But then he gets the idea for Operation R.A.F.E. He'll break all the rules in the school's Code of Conduct.
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life captures middle school life's many trials and tribulations. Rafe Khatchadorian, the protagonist, is a creative and imaginative sixth-grader who finds himself at odds with the stringent rules of Hills Village Middle School.
To start, he's just a mild-mannered sixth grader trying to make it in the big bad world of middle school. He doesn't have any friends. His one buddy is Leo the Silent, who—and this is the depressing part—isn't actually a real person.
It's the first day of sixth grade and Rafe isn't exactly a fan of his new middle school. He's only got one friend—Leo the Silent—who's more like an imaginary friend, actually. A bully named Miller has already decided to make his life difficult.
The novel revolves around Rafe Khatchadorian, a creative and imaginative sixth-grader who finds himself at odds with the stringent rules of Hills Village Middle School. Alongside his imaginary friend Leonardo the Silent, Rafe devises a daring plan to break all the school rules, naming it "Operation R.A.F.E" (Rules Aren't For Everyone).
Meet Rafe Khatchadorian, he’s always in trouble – whether he means to be or not. It’s his first year at Hills Village Middle School and he’s got a plan to make it the best year ever… James Patterson
