Just My Rotten Luck

by James Patterson

Part of Middle School, book 7

First published 2015

Rafe walks back through the doors of Hills Village Middle School, the same place where his troubles first started. This time he faces special classes and an unexpected spot on the football team. His teammate Miller the Killer made Rafe's life miserable before, and now they share the field. Rafe plots a secret art project that could shake up the entire school. He dreams of making the big play that saves his team's season. Success on the football field might bring him something he never expected: actual popularity. Rafe must navigate the same hallways where his adventures began, but this seventh trip promises new challenges and possibilities.

Genres: american-fiction, contemporary, adolescence, middle-grade

Vibes: fast-paced, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water

Setting: Hills Village Middle School

Period: 7th Grade

320 pages · Paperback · Arrow (Young)

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