Unbelievably Boring Bart

by James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski (With), Xavier Bonet (Illustrator)

Overview

Invisible creatures are attacking the school, and a 12-year-old boy is the only one who can stop them in this fun, hilarious middle grade novel.



Okay, so maybe Bartholomew Bean is only a hero in the video game app he created. But if he reveals his identity as the genius behind the game, he'll become the most popular kid in school! Or he could secretly use the game to get back at his bullies . . .


Press Button A: Reveal
Press Button B: Revenge


Which would you choose?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316411554
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	09/03/2018
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	73 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author. The creator of the Max Einstein and Middle School series, he founded JIMMY Patterson to publish books that young readers will love. He lives in Florida with his family.

Hometown:

Palm Beach, Florida

Date of Birth:

March 22, 1947

Place of Birth:

Newburgh, New York

Education:

B.A., Manhattan College, 1969; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1971

Website:

http://www.jamespatterson.com

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Unbelievably Boring Bart:

"Though Bart claims to be boring, frequent illustrations of the inventive ways Bart sees the world mark him as entertaining from the start... The bullying storylines play out with nuance... Wish fulfillment with surprising meat."—Kirkus

From the Publisher

2018-05-23
Bart hides behind a boring facade while secretly working on a video game.Though Bart claims to be boring, frequent illustrations of the inventive ways Bart sees the world mark him as entertaining from the start. Then Bart discloses that he's been tasked with defending the Earth against an invasion of the tech-eating Lerkians—only to reveal the phone app he uses to do so is really a game he's invented that takes inspiration from his difficulties with bullies. When the game goes viral, Bart finds himself spending all of his time debugging it, which comes between him and his only friend—a cyberschooled girl who lives in his apartment building but whom he talks to only via a Snapchat-esque app. With the announcement that a popular YouTube channel will be coming to town to cover Bart's game, Bart decides to use the show and his proceeds to get revenge on his three bullies—but the turnabout doesn't work out as he hopes. The bullying storylines play out with nuance—though neither the bullies nor Bart face official consequences for their actions, the interactions lead to introspection and growth. Introverted, white Bart is happy that people like his game, but he prefers a smaller friendship circle—especially his neighbor friend, who is eventually revealed to be a girl of color with disabilities.Wish fulfillment with surprising meat. (Fiction. 7-12)

Kirkus Reviews