How to Survive Middle School

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

I loved it. Not actually a how to... book!

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This book made me think more about friendship.

This book is amazing it has lost of love and a cool story really recommend it for people who just want to know laughing and adventure.

I liked this book.

This book made me think more about the importance of family.

This book is very appropriate for people 11+

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

This book is SO AWESOME I can't even start to describe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is how awesome it is. I can only say this, I am in middle school. I understand David's (Main character whose dream comes true!) life. Hammy is totally heartbreaking. And middle school CAN BE TOUGH!

I liked this book.

This was a good book, and it was pretty funny too. The main character was funny, and there were a lot of funny parts. Not my favorite but I would recommend it because it’s not boring.

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You don't have to know ANYTHING about how to work a camera or YouTube.(though you should)

I liked that David tries to fit in sixth grade, and succeeds, though not in the way he thought... It's kinda sad. Okay, quite a bit sad. Though there also is an element of love. What you should expect is Surprise, mystery, love, and depression. If any are offensive, don't choose this book.

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This book made me think more about friendship.

This was a great book. I would recommend this book.

I would read more books by this author.

Great book I recommend to other people

This book was just OK

It didn't interest me because it wasn't my type of genre.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

This was a great book. It taught me about how losing friends is hard and that you should try to apologize as soon as you can. Also that friends can help you through hard times.

I would read more books by this author.

This book made me think more about friendship.

I would recommend it to anyone except people that don't like sad 😢 books 📖

I loved this book!

THAT WAS GREEAAAAT!!!!!

I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!

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This book taught me more about Jewish holidays, rituals, and even food.

This book says a lot about surviving school and how to avoid the swirlie! (It is very cruel!!) And something happens to Hammy!!😭 but other than that it is great!!!

This book was just OK

I did not like the book because it had no exciting events and there was no climax. When I thought that after he got famous, he would not get bullied anymore, nothing changed. He was still bullied. When David’s mom wrote to him about her coming, that also made no excitement.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about the importance of family.

it was a very touching story about a life of many problems.

I loved this book!

This book was really good. I enjoyed the plot line, but the book made it seem like middle school was really hard. In the book it talked about the bullies that pick on the main character, most of the things that they did to David never really happen to much in middle school. But sill I loved this book!🥳🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🤩🤩

I loved this book!

This is a really good book - it's funny but a little sad...I won't spoil it for you. It made me think about the bunch of stuff life throws at you and you have to embrace it.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

David makes awesome videos with his BFF, Elliott and Hammy. He just wishes his mom could see them. His mom had moved away a few years before and has no access to internet or to phones.
After a 'major' friendship issue with Elliott.
Before you know it, the school year starts and these things happen:
- David finally found a new friend
-He also gets bullied by Elliott's new BFF
- He gets caught by his sister---- he added the 'Acne Forecast' to his videos and she was the person with the acne... BTW, he got in BIG trouble

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

awesome!!!!!!

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This book made me think more about friendship.

I read this book cover to cover literally the second I saw it come through our mail slot. It is SOOOOOO good, SOOOOOO meaningful, it even made me cry a little bit. YOU HAVE TO READ IT!!!!!!!!

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This book made me think more about friendship.

I can't believe that David survived all that drama!!

I liked this book.

This book made me think more about the importance of family.

this book was funny! this book really shows me a bout how important family is, especially when going through a hard time. the author really makes me feel what David is feeling, which is a rainbow of emotions, like exhilarated, terrified, and really sad. i totally love this amazing book!

I would read more books by this author.

This book made me think more about friendship.

The mix between animals, friends, and family was what I liked the most. Also, it was pretty funny 😆.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

I love this book because it is about friendship, animals, and it is realistic fiction.

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This book was just OK

This book made me think more about friendship.

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This book made me think more about friendship.

i love this book one of all time favorites a most read. I think it should be for children 9 2/3 through 12 years old.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

It was amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing!

I loved this book!

This book was great! You have to read it!

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

It was so good! Totally read it!!!!!!!!

This book was just OK

it was okay but inappropriate for children under eleven it also got little kids worried about middle school and nothing is true in the book about middle school. it's also sad.

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This book was really good! Once I started to read it, I couldn't put it down. I think it's really cool that David has his own talk show... and a hamster!

I loved this book!

MUST READ!!!!! (CAUTION! if you don't you will always regret not reading):):):)

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

this book is one of my favorites

so cool

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This book made me think more about friendship.

EPIC BOOK

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This book was great in many ways. It had drama, action, and page-turning parts. Overall, it deserves a 5-star. :)

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

This book is awesome not only in a relatable way but also its just plane good. i think everyone should read it cause even when its about middle school i gave to my younger cousin and she loved it.

I would read more books by this author.

This book is also by the author of Death By Toilet Paper. If you liked that you will like this one. Even if you did not like it, you will probably like this one. It is heartworming. I hope you choose it.

I would read more books by this author.

How to survive middle school was Ok. there were a few sad parts and a bit too much "boy/girl" stuff but it was still 'good.' i liked the video things but it was mean for david to video his sister without her permission. i am not reccommending it but im not not reccommending it either.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

This book was so great!! It really got you into the book as soon as it started! Definitely a must read!

I would read more books by this author.

Sooooooooooo funny

I liked this book.

The title was kind of silly but the book is good.

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This book made me think more about friendship.

This book captured my attention and kept me thinking. It taught me more about standing up to bullies and making new friends. It's so good,that my brother steals it from my room!!!😋😜😉 LOL

Awesome!!!




I can't say anything else!

I loved this book!

This amazing book was about a boy going into middle school who was having problems with his friend, family, and, more. This book made me think about friendship and family. It also made me think about how it's okay to be different from everyone else.
I wish there was a sequel to this!

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This book made me think more about friendship.

Don't worry the way this book describes middle school is probably not true. I am about to start middle school and they told us all this stuff is not true. It was a good book.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

This book is S000000000000 good(:

This book was just OK

This book is not a good book for before or in middle school. There are some things that might scare you. I suggest it for 9th graders.

This book was just OK

This book made me think more about friendship.

i hated this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This book was just OK

This book made me think more about the importance of family.

this book was a waste of time, and i usally love books! #sooooo boring!!!!!!!!!

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This book made me think more about friendship.

awsome book!!! really funny

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

Awesome book, I couldn't put it down. Had lots of detail about the life of middle school.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

I feel bad for you if you did not read this yet !! :)

This book was amazing! It was really fun to read and no matter if like to read or not you will enjoy it. I read this book all the time and LOVED it. This is a great book and you should totally get this book.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

I loved this book!

Did buk is Gr8 !!!!!!!!!!!! I started reading it and I luved it and I never wnted it 2 end. U should really read dis buk!

I loved this book!

This book was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! It taught me a little about being Jewish but mostly made me laugh.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

I'm not even 1/2 way done and I relay like it.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

I love this book.If I could,I would give this 90000000000000 stars LOVEDIT

I loved this book!

This is probably one of the funniest books I have ever read!!! Only one part was confusing and I loved it! :)

I would read more books by this author.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

THIS WAS THE MOST INTERESTING BOOK OF PJ OUR WAY !

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This book made me think more about being Jewish.

this book is great. its so funny best book ever.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

THIS BOOK IS AMAZING! It is really funny, and I got sucked in so fast. Honestly, it didn't feel like I was there, I WAS THERE. I felt like I was looking through a window watching the whole story. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK!

This book was just OK

This book made me think more about friendship.

I found this book a little confusing.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

It had some sad parts, but the rest of it was GREAT!
I recommend this book.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

I love this book cause its about youtube and i luv youtube so if u watch youtube u should read this

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

overall its a really good book

THIS BOOK IS AAAWWWEEESSSOOOMMMEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! very good story

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This book made me think more about friendship.

this book was very well written and is very funny. It talks about how a boy has all these funny accidents and loves to film with his friends. It also talks about how people in school treat him including his crush. I think this book teaches a lesson which is "believe in your dreams."

This book was really cool. I really enjoyed it 😆😆. There were some parts that were interesting, funny, cool, and sad, but overall it was really awesome. Those who haven't yet read it you should totally read it. 😎😎😜😜😉😉😉😉

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This book made me think more about the importance of family.

Read this book it is so good I loved it

I loved this book!

I loved this book so much :) !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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This book made me think more about friendship.

This book was really good. It was really fun to read, and combined Judaism with the friendships and hardships of middle school. I DEFINITELY would recommend this book.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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This book made me think more about the importance of family.

I think this book was inspiring. I especially liked how David becomes internet famous. It inspires me to try to do the same.

I liked this book.

This book made me think more about friendship.

awesome! sad and intense, but awesome!

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

I learned that you should always tell the truth. David and Elliot started to not like each other because David didn't tell the truth. I want to be with friends forever.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

Great book. I couldn't stop reading it. It is also very sad which makes it so good. It has a little of every thing. Good pick PJ Our Way

I loved this book!

I learned about the importance of friends and family. The book was kinda sad, but also really funny. I highly recommend this book.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

This book was a little sad at one point. The rest of it was good though.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

I learned to never be a jerk.

I liked this book.

I learned more about Jewish history from this book.

it is more for 15 year old. I did not see this book as interesting

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This book made me think more about friendship.

I loved it because it had moderate suspense, not too much, but certainly enough to get me engaged in the book. And, I LOVED IT

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about the importance of family.

You should read this book!

I liked this book.

sad but good

I liked this book.

This book made me think more about the importance of family.

This book was actually pretty good. I think it was cute how many things David did with his hamster even though at first the book isn't exactly clear on certain things keep on reading and it will make sense! I would definitely recommend it

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This book made me think more about friendship.

I liked this book. It really makes you think about friendship. Hammy (the hamster) so totally rocks in this book. You should read it.

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BEST BOOK EEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRR!

This book was just OK

I liked this book but it was too sad in some parts. And why is there romance in this book? 7th graders aren't old enough for that.

I would read more books by this author.

thumbs up. such an awesome i can't describe how much i liked it

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about the importance of family.

It was realistic, funny, and emotional. I loved it alot!

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good book!

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This book was pretty funny! It was a little bit about friendship at one point. Over all, it was one of the best books ever.

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This book taught me more about Jewish holidays, rituals, and even food.

The book is very funny

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This book made me think more about the importance of family.

I liked the main character. He is unique and led himself.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

This is an awesome book! It has a few sad parts, but mostly it is funny and awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S. Nyancat, that is a... GREAT IDEA!!! I will SO try it out on my mom!!!!!

I loved this book!

I couldn't stop reading it !!!!!!!

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about the importance of family.

I liked this book.

This book made me think more about friendship.

This book was funny and told you about the problems of middle school in a different way. It is good if you wanna learn more about middle school and like novels. Most people would like it, but I understand not liking it.

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I loved this book and want to read more by this author.

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This book made me think more about friendship.

i thought it was great because how he is famous and he was on TV it was awesome.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

A great book with a lot to learn!

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

i love the book! the best part was when you find out the mystery reviewer. i was so not expecting who it was.

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hilarious!

I would read more books by this author.

This book made me think more about friendship.

this book has nothing to do with real life middle school. Other wise this was pretty good

I liked this book.

This book made me think more about friendship.

it had its good and bad part. i couldnt put it down

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

this book needs to be sent to the biggest publisher on earth. it teaches and explains very nicely about friendship, relationship, and how you transition from child to adult. when david stops his friendship with elliot, sophie really encourages and helps him along the way. donna gephart is an amazingly awesome author. THE END!!!!!!!!!!

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This book made me think more about friendship.

If your interested in books that are funny, amusing, and satisfying, then this is the book for you!

I would read more books by this author.

This book is really good, somewhat as good as Harry Potter. If you don't read this book , you are missing out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is one of the best books I've ever read ,and I've read hundreds of books !!!!! READ THIS BOOK NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would read more books by this author.

This book made me think more about friendship.

Wow. What a book. Hilarious, meaningful, and touching. It's all about David Greenberg and his ex-freind Elliot and his new friend, Sophie. He make videos and posts them to YouTube called talk time. He has a hampster named hammy. He has to deal with bully's at school. His Jewish grandmother, bubela, is his biggest fan. You must read this book!

I liked this book.

This book made me think more about the importance of family.

I have read better books. In the summary on this website it says this book is for 10+ but i think it should be 3rd grade+

I would read more books by this author.

I would highly recommend this book. It is super funny and very very interesting. The only thing that I think the author could do a little better is the ending. Otherwise, How to Survive Middle School is an awesome book and I would give it 2 thumbs up.

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Best middle school book ever!!

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

Love how it involves YouTube, I'm just so into this stuff! The only thing is that having a hamster on the cover is kind of misleading because the hamster isn't a huge part of the story. :)

I liked this book.

This book made me think more about being Jewish.

I liked this book , but it's not my favorite. I kind of want to see David's videos, though.

This book was just OK

It was a little adult.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

This book was, The. Best. Book. Ever. I loved how David went from having a small amount of views on his videos to have thousands of views. I think it is a great book for anyone entering middle school with in the next year or two to read because it will make you not be scared for middle school since none of this will ever happen to you. You must read it.

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Loved this book! Couldn't put it down! If you like funny and entertaining books choose this one!

I would read more books by this author.

This book made me think more about friendship.

It was one of my favorite books. It had a mixture of emotions from love to hate. It had friendship as the love and also bullies that hated everyone. It was so interesting that I got up at 7:00 in the morning and read to 10:00 in the morning!

I loved this book!

How to Survive Middle School is a great book written by Donna Gephart. I loved this book because it is exciting yet sad. One example of exciting is that one of David's videos goes in The Daily Show. It is sad because David's hamster dies.

I rate this book 5 stars. I totally recommend it!

I would read more books by this author.

This book made me think more about friendship.

This book is very moving. Unfortunately, it is very sad.

I loved this book!

If you could choose one PJ Our Way book, I would choose this one. I really liked this book. Some parts are sad, but mostly this book is very perky and happy. I liked the thought that an ordinary kid can become famous. This book might also convince my mom to get me a Youtube channel : )

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This book made me think more about friendship.

It was funny but sad R.I.P hammy😢A blessed memory

I liked this book.

This book made me think more about friendship.

Just found out Donna Gephart wrote "Death by Toilet Paper." No wonder they are similar.

I liked this book.

This book made me think more about friendship.

I think this book was way to sad, and it doesn't have enough comic relief, but I gave it ⭐️⭐️⭐️ because the few funny parts were really funny and it had a very happy ending, and I liked the characters David and Sofie.

-DJ H

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This book made me think more about friendship.

This book was amazing. While I read it I thought about my life and how I could relate. I learned a lot about being Jewish in this book you should read it.

This book was just OK

This book made me think more about being Jewish.

I liked this book.

This book made me think more about the importance of family.

It was so good! And very funny. But it had bad vocabulary and it was a bit too intense.

This book was just OK

This book made me think more about the importance of family.

I liked the book but it said some terrible words my family does not use.

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This book made me think more about friendship.

This book was really funny. I couldn't stop reading it. For anyone who did not choose this book, then you should read it. I liked it way more than I thought I would!

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I LOVED THIS BOOK . you should totally read this book. i read it like five million times!!!!! and the cover is so adorable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the way i imagined stuff made it so cool. this book totally lets you use your imagination. if you are thinking about getting this book my only words to you are, "GET IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!"

Sounds real cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait to read it!!!!!!!!!

I liked this book.

I like this book, but it is a little too unrealistic. I prefer more realistic books. Only for unrealistic loving people.

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I've always wanted to read this now I can. I'm going into middle school next year so this will be cool

I loved this book!

I really liked reading this book, and while I was reading it I couldn't put it down! I found it interesting how David incorporated being Jewish into his modern daily life. Such a great book to read! I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good laugh.

I loved this book!

I couldn't take my eyes off this book! At first I just wanted to read it because of the ADORABLE hamster,but this is really an AMAZING book. ( and not just because of the hamster). Overall A FANTASTIC book.

it was slow and boring, and totally made up. if you are reading this right now, trust me, get something else

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This book made me think more about friendship.

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This book made me think more about friendship.

If you are going into 7th grade then this is the book for you from the hamsters and old and new friends this is the best way to think of MIDDLE SCHOOL!!!!!!!!

I loved this book!

This book taught me more about Jewish holidays, rituals, and even food.

read read read read read read read read read

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A Jewish twist on Diary of a Wimpy Kid! Really hilarious book! Could not put it down!! Really recommend this book!!

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This book made me think more about friendship.

it was amazing story that that i could not put down.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

It was very interesting. A good interesting. It gets a little sad and I almost didn't want to keep reading. But I did and I'm happy that I did because it was a great book. I would definitely recommend it.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

This book is about David Greenberg and his experience when starting middle school. I think this book could teach many people a lot of things, whether you are in middle school or not. The plot makes the book seem more real to me. The author really makes each character come to life. This book is like a fun novel mixed in with Judaism. I would recommend this book to those who need a good read.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

You should read this book

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This book made me think more about the importance of family.

I loved how David let his videos make him happy

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This book made me think more about friendship.

This book was so hilarious. I totally loved it. I really love how it just brings you so close to your friends. It gets you thinking in a new way. So I give this book 5 stars just like David's videos.

I liked this book.

This book made me think more about friendship.

It was a good book just not the most realistic. But mostly great!!!

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about the importance of family.

this book is great a must read best book of my life

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

This book was really exciting, even from the beginning! It had humor, and emotion, and family... and so much more I can't even name! I totally recommend this book!

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This book made me think more about friendship.

I was sceptic when I picked up this book, but I LOVED it. A fast-paced novel with thrilling characters. A MUST READ.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

I absolutely loved this book. It taught an important lesson. This book made me feel like friendships are hard to keep but you can do it if you set your mind to it. It also reminded me about how friends and boy/girlfriends both have -end in it but family has -ily (I LOVE YOU!) READ THIS BOOK! I recommend it to anyone who likes a little drama and really relate-able books.

This book was just OK

This book was just okay because it made middle school seem too terrible for the main character. I would not go out of your way to read it.

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This book made me think more about friendship.

I have not read it yet but i think that it will be a pretty AWESOME as i just said AWESOME and well i think it is a must read!!!!:)

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

i really liked this book! its very fun, entertaining and a great book about friendship.! I would recommend this for all ages! i hope this review helped.

I loved this book!

I liked this book because it has a hamster and I love hamsters. Also, this book was really fun to read.

I liked this book.

This book made me think more about the importance of family.

I loved this book!

This book made me think more about friendship.

This book is really good! It's about a boy named David who is starting middle school and is having a hard time but his videos that he makes are starting to help him through everything.

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This book made me think more about the importance of family.

it's a good book. the main character makes funny videos with his best friend, that is until his best friend wanted to hang out with his enemy. So he's on his own until he meets a girl who loves his videos. But she's not the same as Elliot. She doesn't understand how his mom left him and when his moms last present dies things get even worse. Will he make up with the friend who understands him the most?

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This book made me think more about friendship.

I LIKED THIS CUZ IT HAD A HAMPSTER WHO RODE A SURFBOARD. YAY.

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This is a really good book! I agree with what some people said, though- that middle school is NOT that bad. I've never met anybody who has been bullied like that. But ignoring that, this book is totally true to life, with friend problems, and going into middle school for the first time. The author did a really good job voicing this character, and it's a very well written book. I would recommend it!

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This book is about a boy who likes making funny videos of his hamster with his best friend until his friend thinks a girl likes him, and they spend all summer in the mall looking for her. When they go to middle school, the boy gets bullied and his best friend doesn’t play with him anymore. His new best friend is a girl named Sophie and … you need to read more to find out what happens next!!!

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Omigod! This book was amazing. I wouldn't say that some of these things are things that you need to worry about when you go to middle school, so don't worry! But this book is still amazing and there are characters you can relate to. It's hilarious and has a really funny plot line. I couldn't put the book down and I stayed up reading an hour past when I was supposed to be in bed! ;-). And I only half regretted the decision the following morning when I was sooo tired! The book was just that good! I wish I had gotten the book myself instead of having to borrow my brother's!!

I loved this book!

I really loved this book! I learned new words and it was really funny. And it seemed like real life. I recommend this book!

This book was just OK

This book made me think more about friendship.

I think this book was OK because there is a lot of tv shows that are modern,but it didn't really have to do anything with being Jewish

I like this book because it seems like real life but is funny. David needs to get rich quick- but how do you do that when you are in middle school? I recommend this book.
Akiva, age 12, Israel