How I Survived Middle School: Books #1-4

How I Survived Middle School

by Nancy E. Krulik

Includes #1: Can You Get an F in Lunch?, #2: Madame President, #3: I Heard A Rumor and #4: The New Girl

Genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Realistic Fiction

336 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2008

About the author

Nancy Krulik is the author of more than 100 books for children and young adults, including three New York Times bestsellers. She is best known, however, for being the author and creator of the Katie Kazoo Switcheroo book series, which has brought her to the attention of second, third, and fourth graders nationwide.

Nancy has also written extensively for teens and is well known as a biographer of Hollywood's hottest young stars. Her knowledge of the details of celebrities lives has made her a desired guest on several entertainment shows on the E! network as well as on Extra and Access Hollywood. She can be seen there talking about the secret lives of such celebs as Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Hilary Duff, and Frankie Muniz. Nancy has also been a guest on radio broadcasts nationwide discussing the superstars she has researched over the years.

As the author of several teen and preteen advice books, including Grosset and Dunlap's Prom!: The Complete Guide to a Truly Spectacular Night, Nancy has been interviewed by several prominent magazines including Cosmo Girl, Teen, Teen People, Seventeen, and Teen Celebrity. She has also been the celebrity guest for three Teen People chat presentations. Nancy has recently begun to delve into the teen novel market, writing four romances for young adults, all of which will be published between 2004 and 2005.

Nancy currently lives in Manhattan with her husband, composer Daniel Burwasser, their two children, Amanda and Ian, and a crazed cockerspaniel named Pepper .

Reviews

[Jude F.]

Although I'm not finished with this book, I'm nearing the end. This book is about the protagonist,Jenny trying to survive middle school. She's behind her friend in "Popularity" and struggling to catch up from a summer away at camp. My least favorite part is when her old best friend ditches her for, "Pops" the somewhat cool kids.I don't like that because then Jenny feels lonely and it's a very sad part in the book.As well as sad parts there are quite happy parts like when she plays basketball and has a water fight with her new friends. It's a happy part because there all having a great time with each other. This is a fast-paced book because of how many and how fast obstacles are thrown at poor Jenny.I can't wait to finish the book.

[maria c · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It is a "survival guide" to middle school. I like how Jenny McAfee in the book was insecure but gained her confidence throughout the book. What I dislike is how unrealistic the book perceives middle school to be. The author mentions a lot of bullying and really popular girls, which isn't necessarily the case. Most middle school students just keep to themselves and their friends, majorly because they're scared of the upperclassmen. Overall I gave this book a 3/5 for my enjoyment of going through these stories, but some untrue concepts.

[Jessica Ong · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about 2 girls that were SUPER tight and besties for life in grade 6 but then in grade 7 bang it hit Winnie. And it hit her hard, Amanda her former Best friend was gone. She wanted to become a 'Pop' a cool one, A big shot . But Winnie was trying and she was trying hard to stay cool with Amanda but it wasn't working. So now Winnie is all alone and wants friends.

Why I picked up this book :
I picked up this book because I haven't read it in a while , I read the whole series last year and I wanted to read them again.

Why I finished this book '
I finished this book so I could finish this series , because I like them.

Who I would reccomened this book to;
I would reccomend this book to my younger cousin who is going into middle school next year, even though this book has many setreotypes in it.

[Brianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this boook when I was in 5th grade moving into the 6th grade and I'll never forget how well it was written and I could be into a good book at the age of 10! It reminded me of real life and how people change once they enter into a new school and meet new people and you can tatally forget thier old friends! I like how it came alive. How I survived middle school is one of my very first novel Iv read. And ill never forget it! ever.

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just book 1-felt very cheesy, but I can see why young girls like it. Good message.

[Koala · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good book, definetly recommend to those going to Middle school/ is in middles school

[Mariah · Rating 3 out of 5]

How I Survived Middle School is a very good book. It really tells you how hard it is sometimes to fit in and fins the right group of friends and how you need to adventure out to find knew people that like you for you. It tells you that you don't have to change yourself just to fit in, and Jenny does change herself. The story is told through first person point of view, which makes the book more understandable in my opinion. The setting of the book is mostly at Joyce Kilmer Middle School.The main character in the book is a girl named Jenny and she is going through some pretty tough times with her friends. All that Jenny wants to do is be apart of the popular girls and that isn't who Jenny really is. Jenny can be very shy at some points and she isn't really confident about herself or what she wears so she is trying to change her look. I really had a personal connection with Jenny because she was trying to find the perfect group of friends and she finally found one that really lets her be her without changing herself. I would rate this book a three because I could kind of tell what was about to happen in the story and I liked the grammar that they book had, they kind of played around with some words. The book was very well detailed and I like when books are good detailed because it makes them capture your attention and it makes you want to keep on reading the book over and over. I like books that really pull me in from the begging and make me want to read more of those books. The book is really telling you that you don't have to change you just to fit in with the wrong crowd of people.

[Kaitlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

The "How I Survived Middle School" series is an enjoyable, easily relatable one for elementary and middle schoolers, and a fun (and, at times, traumatic) blast from the past for highschoolers and adults! I first read these books in grade six, and recently re-read a few (all in the course of a few days, I am unashamed to say!) Nancy has real insight into the minds of young girls - I thought so at twelve, and think so at fifteen. Highly recommended.

[Hope Baxter · Rating 4 out of 5]

You can't ever screw up books as simple as these. I found this extremely cute, going into High School and leaving Middle School, and found it fun to recall on all those silly moments you felt most embarressed or awesome in Middle School. So, read this is you are bored, if you need to read something quick for a grade in a class, or just for fun.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

These storys were pretty good. I mean it wasn't like 'I'm hooked' good, but it was good. :)

I DON'T KNOW THE DATE I FINISHED ANY OF MY BOOKS. SO STOP BUGGIN' ME 'BOUT IT. XD I OWN ALL THE BOOKS I PUT ON HERE UNLESS I SAY OTHERWISE.

[Brandon O'Neill · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute, quick read (50 minutes) for incoming Middle Schoolers. Captures the emotion of starting middle school well. I read only book 1, though I could not find it on Goodreads - just a package of the 1st 3 or 4 books.

[Nikole · Rating 4 out of 5]

In some way I felt identified with the tittle, it totally grabbed my attention. And then, reading trough this pages I found out I had more in common with the main character than I thought. It was nice reading it while I was in middle school.

[Jamie]

ive read most of the others in the series... they arent good...

[Shazzer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Krulik certainly has a way with mean girls.

Includes: #1 "Can You Get an F in Lunch?"
#2 "Madame President"
#3 "I Heard a Rumor"

[Nazareth]

i want to read this book so badly.I also want to read some of my favorite books on my shelves.

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is very good!

[Shena Adamson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think it was cool but l not read it yet.

[Crystal Canela(ortiz) · Rating 5 out of 5]

its a good book it sometimes teaches a good leason of middle school

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

its great thx

[Katelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a small book, but I found it nice.
its kind of funny. It relates to a typical middle school life :)

[Aki Ostergard · Rating 3 out of 5]

These books were good, but waaaaaaay to short. I read them in 4th grade, and even then I felt they should have been longer.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good and funny. GRRRRR! Those POPS make me mad!

[Michelle]

I think that it was a very good series, teaching kids how to act in middle school and what not to do/ It kept my attention

[Amy Meite · Rating 3 out of 5]

i like this this book a lil bit because the character was bullied i was sad

[Amy J · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really good book. It's what every kid thinks like when they first enter middle school. Betrayal of a best friend, now what are you going to do? Jenny is a fun character to tag along with.

[Fatmata Kpandebia · Rating 5 out of 5]

ok

[Derek Elias · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was real good because it was mostly about how you can middl school

[violet kipp · Rating 3 out of 5]

liked the quizzes in the book

[Autumn Cook · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books were amazing. I really liked them.

[Malak · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is awsome i recommend this book and i totally with u guys <3