Then again, Rafe didn’t win the bet either.

I DO have friends, and I’m NOT begging to leave HVMS. So I guess it’s what you call a draw.

Speaking of drawing, I showed my artwork to Rafe, and he helped a little.

This much:

So I guess it isn’t so bad being Rafe Khatchadorian’s SISTER.

It’s much worse.

(Gotcha, Rafe! It’s so easy.)

JAMES PATTERSON was selected by kids across America as the Children’s Choice Book Awards Author of the Year in 2010. He is the internationally bestselling author of the highly praised Middle School books, as well as I Funny, Confessions of a Murder Suspect, and the Maximum Ride, Witch & Wizard, Daniel X, and Alex Cross series. His books have sold more than 260 million copies worldwide, making him one of the bestselling authors of all time. He lives in Florida.

LISA PAPADEMETRIOU is the author of the Confectionately Yours series and many other novels for young readers. She lives in Massachusetts with her family.

NEIL SWAAB is a freelance illustrator, art director, cartoonist, animator, writer, and educator. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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TuRN THe PAGe FOR A SNeAK PReVieW!

A SLAM-BAM ENDiNG(?) FOR OuR STORY

Let’s get one thing out of the way here.

My name is Rafe Khatchadorian, and if you already know me, then you know that trouble tends to follow me around like a bad smell. But if we’ve never met before, I just want to say—it’s not my fault! (Okay, not always.) I hope you can trust me for a little while and give me a chance to explain.

In fact, I don’t know if this has ever been done, but I’m going to give you the short version of this story—right here, right now—so you know what you’re getting into. It goes like this:

I went to summer camp. I did some stuff. Some of it, I’m proud of. Some of it… not so much.

Then, before the full eight weeks of camp was up, things went kind of crazy (okay, a lot crazy), and I ended up packing my bags early.

It might have had something to do with this:

Or maybe it looked more like this:

It also could have had something to do with this:

Or with this:

And I can tell you for sure that it definitely had something to do with this: