Troublemakers: Seventh Grade
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“Why would anyone want love when food is available?”
“It must be tough for you knowing someone like me is out there: beautiful, intelligent, athletic, stylish, good at word searches, able to tell who farted with pinpoint accuracy.”
They’re Back. Uh-oh.
A year has passed, and now that they're in seventh grade, Carlos, Tina, and Byron have become responsible young adults. And if you believe that, congratulations on being the most gullible person alive.
Welcome back to Carver Middle School, where our three heroes are just as much of a headache for the administration as they've ever been. They torture substitute teachers, gamble on school events, and run semi-legal businesses out of their lockers. And sometimes they almost get away with it.
The sequel to Gregg Maxwell Parker's Troublemakers is full of the same mayhem fans love, with added complexity for advanced readers. This is a raucous good time for kids and those with the maturity level of kids. Poop.
“Rich people love to say money doesn’t buy happiness because they get to keep the money after they say that. I mean, mud doesn’t buy happiness either, but I’m not setting up tax shelters to hide all my mud.”
Stories included in this book
Lunch Daddies: Carlos has been accepted into an advanced math class, separating him from his friends at school. To keep the posse together, he concocts a scheme so unethical, it's bad even for them.
The Intruder: in an effort to get rid of her dad's new girlfriend, Tina attempts the unthinkable: befriending other girls at school.
Softball Season: when a trans student wants to play on the school softball team, Carlos, Tina, and Byron learn important lessons about tolerance, friendship, aaaaaand just kidding they try to make money off it.
“I have good ideas. I’m not as dumb as I smell.”