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The 6th Grade Nickname Game

by Gordon Korman

A schoolyard game with consequences

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    By a New York Times bestselling author

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A schoolyard game with consequences

Jeff and Wiley have turned renaming classmates and teachers into a shared pastime, but their joke-making becomes harder to manage when Cassandra, an environmentalist, arrives and the nicknames start causing trouble. The threatened job of their English teacher gives the boys’ game stakes beyond classroom laughs. The story connects the social currency of labels with the awkward business of figuring out how people should be seen—and what happens when a joke lands badly. Its school setting and focus on friendship, teasing, and responsibility place the humor within familiar middle-school dynamics.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • A fit for readers ages 9–12 who enjoy humorous school stories.
  • For readers interested in friendship, nicknames, and the consequences of teasing.
  • A choice for young readers exploring middle-school social dynamics.

Themes

FriendshipNicknames and identityTeasing and consequencesMiddle-school life

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Book overview

A funny and fast-paced school story about two best friends whose innocent game could make them not-so-legendary, with signature hilarity from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman.

Jeff and Wiley are nicknaming pros. Practically everyone in their school has been renamed by the duo. They've dubbed their own underachieving class "The Dim Bulbs"; their pop-eyed principal is better known as "Deer in Headlights"; and their enormous new English teacher, Mr. Hughes, is "Mr. Huge."

But when a spunky red-haired environmentalist named Cassandra enters their lives, the boys begin to doubt themselves. No name seems to say it all. On top of that, some of the nicknames are backfiring, and now their teacher is in danger of losing his job. Will the duo be able to get it together before it's too late?

This hilarious and heartwarming story captures all the beauty and pain of middle school, while discovering--what's really in a name?

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