Part of Middle School, book 16
First published 2024
Rafe gets shocking news: he's inherited a million dollars. The catch? He has to move to Beverly Hills and attend St. Benedict's, the most exclusive school in California. While his family lives in a crumbling house they can't fix until the inheritance comes through, Rafe faces daily humiliation at his new school. The wealthy students make his old nemesis Miller the Killer seem like a best friend. Every day brings fresh disasters as Rafe tries to navigate a world where he clearly doesn't belong. His family's financial future hangs in the balance, but surviving the social warfare at St. Benedict's might be impossible. Rafe must find a way to clean up the chaos surrounding him before everything falls apart completely.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, young-adult, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, social-mobility
Setting: Beverly Hills, California
Period: 21st-century
256 pages · Hardcover · jimmy patterson