Middle-schooler Jamie Grimm has two great loves: stand-up comedy and his Uncle Frankie. Jamie takes his humor very seriously, studies the legends of comedy religiously and tries out his routines on the customers are his Uncle's diner. Jamie would try them out at home, but he's recently moved in with his humor-challenged relatives and his older cousin Stevie, who happens to be the school bully. Despite being in a wheelchair, Jamie has friends who care for him, an uncle who looks out for him and he recently caught the eye of the Cool Girl in school. So why throw all that away on some silly comedy contest to crown The Planet's Funniest Kid Comic? What if he freezes during a routine? What if no one laughs? What if the judges go easy on him? Will Jamie ever share the secret of his troubled past instead of hiding behind his comedy act? Find out what happens to our optimistic hero in this heartfelt story.
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If you loved this, you'll like:
Cotler, Steve. Cheesie Mack Is Not a Genius or Anything. Random, 2011.
Gutman, Dan. The Genius Files: Mission Unstopable. HarperCollins, 2011.
Korman, Gordon. Schooled. Hyperion, 2007.
Rylander, Chris. The Fourth Stall. Walden Pond Press, 2011.
Yee, Lisa. Warp Speed. Arthur A. Levine, 2011.