Middle schooler Jamie Grimm wants to become the world’s greatest standup comedian—even if he doesn’t have a lot to laugh about. He’s new in town and stuck living with his aunt, uncle and their evil son Stevie, who takes pleasure in bullying wheelchair-bound Jamie. But Jamie doesn’t let that get him down. He practices stand-up every day on willing customers at his Uncle Frankie’s diner. When Uncle Frankie mentions a contest called The Planet’s Funniest Kid Comic, Jamie has to enter. But are the judges rewarding him out of pity? Will Jamie ever share the secret of his troubled past instead of hiding behind his comedy act?

I Funny is another illustrated, heartfelt middle school tale from the incomparable James Patterson.