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I Funny: A Middle School Story (I Funny, #1)

by James Patterson (Goodreads Author)

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Dylan A said: " Dylan Anderson
Mrs. Toney
I funny
I funny is about a bout a disabled kid or as he likes to call it differently abled named Jamie Grimm who has a love for comedy. He is in a wheel chair because he was in a car accident killing everyone but him so he Dylan Anderson
Mrs. Toney
I funny
I funny is about a bout a disabled kid or as he likes to call it differently abled named Jamie Grimm who has a love for comedy. He is in a wheel chair because he was in a car accident killing everyone but him so he was adopted by a family he likes to call the smileys, which is ironic because they never laugh they always have a frown on their face. Jamie works at a diner owned by his uncle which by the way is a yo-yo champion named Uncle Frankie. Frankie is one of the people Jamie can talk to about life besides his best friends Gaynor Pierce and a girl that he calls cool girl. Jamie has to deal with a bully named Stevie Kosgrov that ends up getting adopted but the bad thing was it was by the smileys.
Uncle Frankie told Jamie about a comedy contest called the funniest kid in Road Island at first he said no. Jamie ended up going but he was by himself. When it was his turn at first he choked then he remembered what he was going to say. Jamie was excited to here that he won it which means he gets to go to New York and do another competition. When Jamie came back everyone was giving him high fives at school and Uncle Frankie congratulated him. When he went home he tried to make the smileys laugh but nothing happened so he went to bed. The next night he was talking to the cool girl and done something very rare he talked about the car crash and he got his first kiss. This time everyone went with him to watch the show. He was so happy he won again but he made some jokes about his friends but they forgave him. On the car ride back all the smileys started laughing Jamie couldn’t believe it he made them laugh.
The main character is Jamie Grimm he is Inn a wheel chair and has bangs down to his eyes and to the back of his neck. He loves comedy and wants to be a comedian one day. Another character that is important is Uncle Frankie who is a former yoyo champion and now owner of a diner called Frankie’s diner. He is important to the story because he cheers Jamie up when he is going through tough times.
A girl that Jamie calls cool girl is an important character. Cool girl is one of the only characters that can talk to Jamie. Cool girl was the first one to talk about the car accident with Jamie and was Jamie’s first kiss. Some more important characters are Jamie’s best friends Peirce and Gaynor. Peirce is very smart and wares a black hat and Gaynor is sort of the juvenile person of the group. Gaynor has tattoos and has a nose ring.
This story takes place in all kinds of different places. One of the most important places is Uncle Frankie’s diner. This is where Jamie goes after school and works at the cash register, this is also where he talks to Uncle Frankie and tells jokes to all of the customers. Another important place is Jamie’s house or as he likes to call it Smiley Vile. Jamie’s room is the garage, it even has a little bit of tools still in it. The Road Island and the New York’s funniest kid comic is also one of the most important places too because this is where Jamie starts to make his dreams of being a comedian starts to become true.
The conflict of this story is that Jamie gets stage fright when he’s doing an act are a bit which he needs to get rid of or his dreams won’t come true. It’s like he chokes at the very beginning of one of his acts where he just chokes and forgets what he is going to say. Another conflict is he always tries to make his family laugh as a challenge to see if he is a good comedian but they don’t budge for nothing not even a little grin. He tries so hard but they ignore him.
The resolution is when he got on stage he started to choke again then everything came back to him and started doing his act. For a moment he stood still and was just panicking and he just remembered what he was going to say. He made the Smiley’s laugh on the way home from the New York’s funniest kid contest. They were talking about all the jokes he said and all started laughing.
In my opinion I loved the book because it has a character that you can really connect to as a kid. I really liked some of the jokes in this book to because there jokes that kids my age can understand. I also like it because it’s kind of an underdog story. I really liked this book and Know I’m going to read part two.
I’d recommend this book for a kid about the age of ten be has because it has a character that people that age can really connect to. I would also recommend this book to a person who likes a good laugh. Another type of person I would recommend this book for people who like underdog stories. I think a lot of people should read this because it teaches a life lesson to not give up on your dreams and have fun doing it. ...more "

May 21, 2015 05:08PM · see review