Middle School Stinks!: A story of Likey Sinclair, his sort of girlfriend, the bully who wants to kill him, the new kid in school, and, oh yeah, a ghost girl.

by Steve Henry

A story of Likey Sinclair, his sort of girlfriend, the bully who wants to kill him and, oh yeah, a ghost girl.
Likey has more than a few problems and each one is a mystery. His buddy since birth, Giselle, is acting as if she wants to be more than just friends, but Likey is clueless about how to make that happen. Then there's The school bully, Duke, who for some unknown reason would like to pound Likey into the ground. Add into all this a ghost girl who's been trapped in the town's basketball gym for too long, and Eric, the new kid in school. He says he can help, but only if Likey helps him find his long lost dad. And now you know why, at least for Likey...Middle School Stinks!

179 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 16, 2014

About the author

Steve Henry has done a lot of things in life: worked in department stores, toiled in a ceramic factory, sold beer at racetracks, been in construction, done customer service in banks, worked for the Census and enjoyed working for a few nonprofits, and accordingly made none. But his favorite job was teaching middle school. Those kids are awesome! Such a cool combination of kid and young adult! So, he wrote a book just for them, and maybe their parents If they want to relive the middle school years without having to worry about taking tests.
He lives in the fabled extreme part of Northern California close to the Redwoods and within sight of the Pacific Ocean, both of which he visits as often as possible.
And, of course, he writes and reads like a mad man. But he isn't in the least angry.

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun read. It has some adventure, mystery, young love and friendship. It's main audience is middle school students but can be entertaining for others too. The author incorporates pertinent themes for youth in a mostly light, fun romp.