Big Fat Liar

Middle School #3

by James Patterson, Lisa Papademetriou, Neil Swaab (Illustrator)

Previously published as Middle School: My Brother is a Big Fat Liar.

From blockbuster author James Patterson comes the third installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling Middle School series!

Georgia Khatchadorian--the sister of the star of the first two Middle School books, Rafe Khatchadorian--plans to excel at Hills Village Middle School in all the places her troublemaking brother failed. She's even bet him that she'll quickly become one of the most popular girls in school. But Rafe left a big mark at HVMS, and no one will give Georgia a chance! Even worse, Rafe has sneakily set her up to embarrass herself in front of the snooty "Princesses" who run the school and the boy who's caught her eye. Will she be able to overcome her fears and win her bet with Rafe? Find out THE TRUTH about Rafe Khatchadorian's sister in the first Middle School story from the point of view of the hilarious Georgia--a girl who's ready to speak her mind!

Genres: Middle Grade, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Humor, Young Adult, School

295 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 18, 2013

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James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time and the creator of such unforgettable characters and series as Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton, as well as collaborated on #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich. Patterson has told the story of his own life in the #1 bestselling autobiography James Patterson by James Patterson. He is the recipient of an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

Reviews

[Hye-Lin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book of series by James Patterson and Lisa Papademetriou is written in first person, perspective of Georgia Katchadorian.
From the book before of THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE Rafe was a naughty student who broke rules.

Now this time the smart and well-behaved Georgia goes to Hills Village Middle School. From the first day and onwards, she is mistreated and considered the same as Rafe for being the "KHATCHADORIAN SPECIES!" Most of the teachers and students believe that Georgia is and will be the same as Rafe.
However, Georgia believes that she can prove to everyone that she is different!
But the teachers don't give her a chance and will give her a GRADE B and not A or give detention for having the last name KHATCHADORIAN.

This is not the only problem, she has friendship problems with Missy! Who is a "PRINCESS" She is a bully and believes that she is the only one right and is the best.

At the end, things get better with Georgia having a best friend called Rhonda. Her family secret is also revealed!!! Rafe is not her BLOODLY-RELATED. GEORGIA IS ADOPTED! Her grandma leaks the clues, and at the end her mum ends up telling her the truth. Anyway, they live as a happy family, believing that genes don't matter. It is the love and care that matters for a family to be family.

My favourite character is the main character Georgia Katchadorian, I like her personality. She is courageous and bold. Georgia trries to prove her difference to Rafe.
I enjoyed reading this book because of the drama it talks about and compares to my middle school experience.
From this book, I learnt to never underestimate people. The outside, status and appearance is not always the answer to who they are!

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Middle School: My brother is a big, fat liar is about a girl named Georgia Khatchadorian and she is starting sixth grade at Hills Village Middle School and her brother Rafe went there and when he was there he was on a mission to break every rule in the Hills Village Middle School rule book. He tried that but failed, because he got expelled before he could break all the rules. Therefore when Georgia goes to Hills Village Middle School every teacher thinks that she is going to be exactly like Rafe, but she is NOTHING like her brother. When Georgia's first day going there she has a very hard time making friends. Through out the entire book Georgia only makes 2 friends, Sam and Rhonda. Sam is Georgia's crush and Rhonda was just some random girl that started following her around. Eventually Hills Village is having a sixth grade dance and Sam asked Georgia if she would dance with him and Georgia said yes but right before Georgia went to the dance her mom told her a very important secret which I cannot tell you because that would ruin the book for you, but I would recommend this book to anyone who likes comics and an entertaining story.

[Jayren · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about when a Can her first year of middle school possibly be the worse for Georgia a smart, kind, creative girl known for good grades than it was for her older brother Rafe who set out to break every rule in the student handbook. Then it gives it a story from elementary to middle school. So in this story it takes place in the first year of middle school and her first year there she has a lot to conqueror and challenges that await her and her older brother Rafe. He is a rule breaker and doesn't follow anything anyone tells him. Also he will do anything even if he get's expelled from his middle school. Cause he is a 8th grader at his middle school. All in all, I liked this book because it was pretty funny and had a lot of funny moments.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting. I finished it reluctantly (because I'm for sure going to read book four [but will probably stop there]) but am glad I did. It was annoying, irritating, (seemingly) cliched, more annoying, and then, at the end (beyond the big reveal), impressive. There's a whole "how did they do that?" reaction, a "where did that come from?" Not saying it's the best book ever, or executed a huge literary mind-fuck, but definitely a bit more thought-provoking than expected, and more original. These books are not as stupid as they look.

[Ayesha Raza · Rating 5 out of 5]

***SPOILER ALERT***


Another hilarious story from the Middle School series! But this time, we get to see the story through Georgia’s perspective which is highly relatable. I loved how she would try to do well in HVMS but Rafe’s notorious rule- breaking personality would stop her from excelling but in the end she does manage to survive middle school😅
Also, many things linked to the other events that occurred in the other books in this series which was really nice. For example, I was so surprised when Jeanne Galleta reappeared! Or when Rafe’s enemy’s younger brother was in HVMS with Georgia.
I liked the new addition of extra characters, especially Rhonda with her extremely loud voice!

Overall, Middle School: My Brother Is A Big Fat Liar is a wonderful book and I would recommend it to everyone of all ages!

[Ethan Sprague · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a really cool book. I like how you can see the point of view of Rafe's sister Georgia and Rafe himself in his other books. It's pretty funny and it's a decent read. I would recommend it to kids ages 7-13. All of you should read it

[Christine (KizzieReads) · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was just a light hearted quick read for me. I liked seeing things from Rafe's sister's perspective. Usual brother sister rivalry and trying to outlive the previous siblings reputation at a new school.

[Riski Oktavian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Baca buku ini berada nemu hidden gem banget sih, dan juga bisa jadi bacaan selingan atau bacaan yang ringan. Karena aku baca buku ini juga dalam waktu 2 hari aja.

Selain karena faktor gaya penceritaannya yang enak, ceritanya sendiri menarik dan worth it buat diikutin.

Jadi ini bercerita mengenai Georgia yang harus menjalani kehidupan barunya di sekolah menengah yang mana kayaknya seantero sekolah sudah pernah mendengar nama kakaknya. Alias kakaknya Georgia ini terkenal karena luar biasa meninggalkan jejak jelek (baca: nakal).

Nah dari situ Georgia ingin membuktikan kalau dirinya itu berbeda dengan kakaknya ke semua orang. Namun di tengah-tengah usahanya untuk membuktikan itu, masalah-masalah mulai muncul yang justru membuat Georgia dikenal karena perilaku "buruk"-nya.

Premisnya cukup menarik dan udah tercium bau-bau refreshingnya gitu ya (apaan sih). Dan membaca buku ini juga sedikit mengingatkanku dengan Diary si Bocah Tengil dan juga Diary of a Rich Kid. Karena memang di buku ini juga layout nya semi-semi kayak diary tapi secara nggak langsung. Karena Georgia di sini juga semacam melibatkan pembaca dalam ceritanya. Dan juga bedanya di sini nggak pakai layout bergaris layaknya buku diary sih.

Meskipun begitu aku jujur lebih suka yang ini karena membawakan cerita yang baru dan tokoh-tokoh yang juga berperan dalam cerita ini.

Dan karena aku suka banget aku berencana untuk mencari buku pertama dan keduanya di toko buku (kalau ada sih). (Karena judul ini aku pinjam dari pojok literasi sekolah jadi aku nggak mungkin dong buat maksa minta baca judul yang pertamanya).

Karenanya aku mau kasih rating 4,5 dari 5 bintang buat judul ini. Rating tertinggi untuk sampai saat ini.

[Annalise Bowman · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Brother is a Big Fat Liar is all about Georgia and her trouble making brother, Rafe. Georgia is very smart and witty young girl. Her brother is the complete opposite. Rafe has recently switched schools and Georgia will be attending his old school. When she gets there she declares that she will be a king at this school. When she gets there she realizes how hard it is going to be to replace Rafe’s black marks with her gold. If that isn’t bad enough Rafe sneakily signs up her musically ungifted band to perform at their school dance. Can her band of misfits do it? Will she ever become the teachers pet like she wants to?

James Patterson showed insight into the struggles of a new middle school student and her struggles to fit in. I rated this book four stars because I liked how nothing was over exaggerated and the characters were very believable. The only thing that I did not like was how the story line would start in one place and skip around a lot then get back to that story line forty pages later.

[Adrian Hammers]

good i guess

[Laura (kroosreadsandreviews) · Rating 5 out of 5]

We listen to this on audio book and we loved it! I love how great the descriptions are. You can almost see yourself in the different situations

[Historic Hummingbird · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked that we had a Georgia point-of-view

[Arjan Bihal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good book. I like to see the book from a different perspective and still include the main context in the series. I liked the part where rafe and his family go to his grandmas house and leaves the school; it’s exciting to see rafe and his sister mainly to have a different experience. Overall, I’d recommend this book to anyone really, but maybe mostly 10 - 14 yr olds since there are funny humour parts others may not find as funny. My rating on this book: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

From blockbuster author James Patterson comes the third installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling Middle School series!

Georgia Khatchadorian--the sister of the star of the first two Middle School books, Rafe Khatchadorian--plans to excel at Hills Village Middle School in all the places her trouble making brother failed. She's even bet him that she'll quickly become one of the most popular girls in school. But Rafe left a big mark at HVMS, and no one will give Georgia a chance!


Read this book with my son, who mind you just started middle school. So I thought the title and book, was in it's self a great read. I enjoyed the little side draws, in which gave my son a good laugh. The story about a young person trying to figure out who they are. And the ups and downs, that come along with that journey. The book was well written for a younger crowd. So they book was never boring. Which is a plus, for any parent with a picky reader.

Highly recommended for children who enjoy books, like the diary of a wimpy kid.

[Natalya Hotovec · Rating 5 out of 5]

Middle School my brother is a big fat liar is about Rafe's sister Georgia's first year of middle school. Georgia is in a band with 3 other girls from Rafe's school, Nanci, Mari, and Patti. Georgia is having troubles with 3 mean girls at school named Missy, Brittany, and Bethany. They always make fun of what she's wearing and how she limps. Georgia's teachers won't give her a chance to show them that she is not Rafe and that she is a good student.
I would recommend this book to anyone with a sense of humor and anyone who likes books with pranks. I thought this book had a valuable lesson in it. I thought the valuable lesson in this book was to stand up for yourself and to not let other people push you around.

[Gabi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. I think that this book is very funny and is a good book to read for fun. I would recommend this book to my friends because it has a lot of hummer. If you like comedy books than I think that you would love this book.

This book is about this girl named Georgia and she is about to go to middle school where her brother went. Her brother is named Rafe, and he was horrible. He would skip classes, he would talk back to every one, and he would do much more. All of the kids hated him there and he makes every one think that Georgia is going to be just like him.

This book is a mediam size book.

[Pia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Georgia Khatchadorian wants to make friends in HVMS (Hills Village Middle School) and be the more popular kid in the school, but her brother Rafe left her a big problem, not body would give her a chance to get a good grade or even nobody wants to be her friend. So, she prepare she self for her band performance because she through that if she would do good then more people will like her.Then, Georgia performed very well and the three queen that were bossing her around worn't queens anymore but Georgia was a queen now. Middle School: My Brother is a Big Fat Liar is about Forgiving, hate, and love.

[Peachy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is really good and it brings laughter to me. This book can relate to other people who are attending middle school because of the embarrassing moments and hard decisions that are made. I like this book a lot and it's very funny and interesting and oddly weird but still entertaining. I recommend this book for people who are in middle school and want to read about something fun, interesting, weird, and funny.

[Nathan Ibanez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Middle School:My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar is about the sister of Rafe, Georgia(from the previous Middle School book) tells about how Rafe caused her to have the beginning of her 6th grade horrible side he tried to break every rule of the school. Now the teachers believe she is the same as Rafe. She continues to share her problems and until her mom tells the secret that would change everything for her. Want to know the secret, then read Middle School:My Brother Is a Big Fat Liar.

[Yara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Georgia Katchadorian the sister of Rafe Katchadorian started school in HVMS. All that Georgia wanted was to be a popular girl in school. But, nobody likes Georgia because she is the sister of the trouble maker. So Georgia tries her best to make friends. Then she became friends with a not so popular girl called Rhonda. This book is about perseverance, being yourself and finding the right friend.

[Melody · Rating 5 out of 5]

As if I could love James Patterson any more!!! It is amazing the versatility he shows with his YA book series and I am head over heels in love with it. What better way for a teacher to create life long readers than to introduce students to an author that they can grow with all the way into adulthood? I have loved reading this series and my students follow my lead.

[Sely · Rating 3 out of 5]

1. I like it better than Rafe's stories that I read before
2. Even if she is annoying, I kinda liked Rhonda
3. The characters felt so natural (what is this even?)
4. There are several chapters that felt forced, I cannot pointed it out because...spoiler
5. Probably worth reading for those who love Dork Diaries

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think that this book was very interesting because instead of writing the story in her brothers perspective they did it in the sisters to kind of switch it. I thought it was very funny and that i can relate to it.

[Justin Maupin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The characters are Rafe, Mom, Grandma, Georgia. Its about Georgia life at Hills Village middle school how Rafe made it hard for her because his bad reputation. I conclude that Georgia will love Hills Village in 7th grade.

[Connor James · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was great. I love this series too. I like how the author put the book in a different person's point of view. This time, it's in Rafe's sister's point of view, not Rafe's.

[K...R · Rating 5 out of 5]

عالی بود ...

[Olivia Seo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is mainly about Georgia ( The main character ) and Georgia’s brother Rafe’s life. Georgia does not like her brother because of 3 reasons. 1. He is always being really mean to Georgia. 2. He always lie to her. 3. Because of his naughty behavior the school thinks that Georgia is also that naughty so everyone doesn’t really like Georgia. So that is why she hates his brother.

Georgia is in a band group with her friends. But when Rafe heard their music he thought that they stink. he told that band group to make their group name, “ We Stink.” Georgia didn’t really mind, but it led them to a massive problem. Because of Rafe Georgia had a hard time in school. For example the school princess basically bullied her because she is Rafe’s sister.

I would probably suggest this book to someone that likes series and someone that likes the genre Adventure.

[Na'Harah McCorkle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think that this book is very god and fun to read because of the plot because its about Rafe sister Georgia and about how she goes to his old school and because of her brothers reputation she has a rough time getting through her school days because a lot of the kids at school and the teachers think that she will act like her brother and make trouble.
I really don't think that I can change anything to make it better because the book was pretty amazing on its own so no i don't wanna change anything about the book.
I gave the book five stars because of the plot of the whole book and the fact that it could possibly relate to a lot of people.

[Nimsha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I felt like Georgia is pretty nice...well I guess not so bad not so good either.I got a little mad,when the people at HVMS thought she was just like her brother Rafe but like no Rafe is much worse.:))).I really didn't see it coming when her mother told her she was adopted.But She is part of the Katchadorian family even though she's adopted.Well at least Georgia and Rafe were nice too each othe rat the end well not in the very end they were normal like fighting in the very end.So,I think this book is pretty neat.

[Gamila · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok, let me tell you this a biased book review because my favorite character of the book series is Rafe not Georgia, so when Georgia got the book in her point of view it went downhill for me personally. Though, I did love the BIG twist we learned about Georgia. A really good book overall, that I think kids any age should read!💕🤓😃🙃😜😜