{"id":493,"date":"2015-03-02T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=493"},"modified":"2015-02-28T16:02:25","modified_gmt":"2015-02-28T21:02:25","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-16-middle-school-the-worst-years-of-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-16-middle-school-the-worst-years-of-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 16 &#8211; Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life<\/em> by James Patterson. Listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-16-middle-school-the-worst-years-of-my-life\">the podcast<\/a> to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/absolutely.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-494\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/absolutely.jpg\" alt=\"Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff\" width=\"140\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/absolutely.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/absolutely-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/bignate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-495\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/bignate.jpg\" alt=\"Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce\" width=\"131\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/bignate.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/bignate-179x300.jpg 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 131px) 100vw, 131px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/carter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-496\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/carter.jpg\" alt=\"Carter Finally Gets It by Brent Crawford\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/carter.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/carter-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0399164057\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0399164057&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=BL5HGIWCU57BAWJV\"><em>Absolutely Almost<\/em> by Lisa Graff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0061944343\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0061944343&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=A3ZHWU4IDK63ENXI\"><em>Big Nate: In a Class By Himself<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0061944343\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0061944343&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=A3ZHWU4IDK63ENXI\"> by Lincoln Peirce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1423112466\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1423112466&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=B3HJEONJORT5PXXB\"><em>Carter Finally Gets It<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1423112466\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1423112466&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=B3HJEONJORT5PXXB\"> by Brent Crawford<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/dear.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-498\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/dear.jpg\" alt=\"Dear Dumb Diary by Jim Benton\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/dear.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/dear-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/diary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-499\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/diary.jpg\" alt=\"Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/diary.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/diary-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/frindle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-500\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/frindle.jpg\" alt=\"Frindle by Andrew Clements\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/frindle.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/frindle-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0439629047\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0439629047&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=VHJXR4GBCANUFYAK\">\u00a0<em>Dear Dumb Diary, Let&#8217;s Pretend This Never Happened<\/em> by Jim Benton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0810993139\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0810993139&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=GXZOYKVBR4QDNRK3\"><em>Diary of a Wimpy Kid<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0810993139\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0810993139&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=GXZOYKVBR4QDNRK3\"> by Jeff Kinney<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0689818769\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0689818769&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=CEWQSG7FCOMH2G5H\">Frindle<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0689818769\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0689818769&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=CEWQSG7FCOMH2G5H\"> by Andrew Clements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/half.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-501\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/half.jpg\" alt=\"Half a World Away by Cynthia Kadohata\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/half.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/half-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/middle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-502\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/middle.jpg\" alt=\"Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf by Jennifer Holm\" width=\"174\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/middle.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/middle-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/notalking.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-503\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/notalking.jpg\" alt=\"No Talking by Andrew Clements\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/notalking.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/notalking-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1442412755\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1442412755&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=WEPEGAKVBOGVK3OD\"><em>Half a World Away<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1442412755\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1442412755&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=WEPEGAKVBOGVK3OD\"> by Cynthia Kadohata<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1442436638\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1442436638&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=CY7AWGZRXTDC3NEF\"><em>Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf<\/em> by Jennifer Holm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1416909842\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1416909842&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=JX37JW7CADZD6JFN\"><em>No Talking<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1416909842\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1416909842&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=JX37JW7CADZD6JFN\"> by Andrew Clements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/okay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-504\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/okay.jpg\" alt=\"Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/okay.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/okay-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-505\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smile.jpg\" alt=\"Smile by Raina Telgemeier\" width=\"152\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smile.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smile-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/strange.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-506\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/strange.jpg\" alt=\"The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/strange.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/strange-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007K4F6ZS\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B007K4F6ZS&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=3CWIYRUXMKOPO4OU\"><em>Okay for Now<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007K4F6ZS\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B007K4F6ZS&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=3CWIYRUXMKOPO4OU\"> by Gary Schmidt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0545132061\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0545132061&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=NU7EBPKU5TLQK7EO\"><em>Smile<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0545132061\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0545132061&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=NU7EBPKU5TLQK7EO\"> by Raina Telgemeier<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0810984253\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0810984253&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=OCZ2PL5EUKBPOOC6\"><em>The Strange Case of Origami Yoda<\/em> by Tom Angleberger<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* <em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em> <em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[35,242,245,247,238,244,246,243,241,240,239,248,48,30,249],"class_list":["post-493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-andrew-clements","tag-brent-crawford","tag-cynthia-kadohata","tag-gary-schmidt","tag-james-patterson","tag-jeff-kinney","tag-jennifer-holm","tag-jim-benton","tag-lincoln-peirce","tag-lisa-graff","tag-middle-school","tag-raina-telgemeier","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-tom-angleberger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":525,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493\/revisions\/525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}