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Get ready to Laugh Out Loud (a lot!) with James Patterson's illustrated middle grade story of a twelve-year-old boy starting his own book company for kids.
Jimmy loves reading so much that he's inspired to start a book company for kids -- run by kids. It's a big dream for a twelve-year-old boy. Some would even say it's laugh-out-loud ridiculous!
But that doesn't stop Jimmy from dreaming even bigger! His company will be as imaginative and fun as Willy Wonka's chocolate factory . . . with a Ferris wheel instead of an elevator, a bowling alley in the break room, and a river filled with floating books! He just has to believe in himself and his idea (and maybe win the Lotto).
In this hilarious story filled with clever references to children's book favorites, James Patterson shows young readers that anything can be achieved if you believe in yourself no matter what!
Author Notes
James Patterson was born in Newburgh, New York, on March 22, 1947. He graduated from Manhattan College in 1969 and received a M. A. from Vanderbilt University in 1970. His first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number, was written while he was working in a mental institution and was rejected by 26 publishers before being published and winning the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery.
He is best known as the creator of Alex Cross, the police psychologist hero of such novels as Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls. Cross has been portrayed on the silver screen by Morgan Freeman. He has had eleven on his books made into movies and ranks as number 3 on the Hollywood Reporter's '25 Most Powerful Authors' 2016 list. He also writes the Women's Murder Club series, the Michael Bennett series, the Maximum Ride series, Daniel X series, the Witch and Wizard series, BookShots series, Private series, NYPD Red series, and the Middle School series for children. He has won numerous awards including the BCA Mystery Guild's Thriller of the Year, the International Thriller of the Year award, and the Reader's Digest Reader's Choice Award.
James Patterson introduced the Bookshots Series in 2016 which is advertised as All Thriller No Filler. The first book in the series, Cross Kill, made the New York Times Bestseller list in June 2016. The third and fourth books, The Trial, and Little Black Dress, made the New York Times Bestseller list in July 2016. The next books in the series include, $10,000,000 Marriage Proposal, French Kiss, Hidden: A Mitchum Story (co-authored with James O. Born). and The House Husband (co-authored Duane Swierczynski).
Patterson's novel, co-authored with Maxine Paetro, Woman of God, became a New York Times bestseller in 2016.
Patterson co-authored with John Connoly and Tim Malloy the true crime expose Filthy Rich about billionaire convicted sex offender Jeffrey Eppstein.
In January 2017, he co-authored with Ashwin Sanghi the bestseller Private Delhi. And in August 2017, he co-authored with Richard Dilallo, The Store.
The Black Book is a stand-alone thriller, co-authored by James Patterson and David Ellis.
In April 2018, he co-authored Texas Ranger with Andrew Bourelle.
In May 2018, he co-authored Private Princess with Rees Jones.
In August 2018 he co-authored Fifty Fifty with Candice Fox.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 5-8-Motivated middle school dreamer Jimmy loves books, reading, and writing. He longs to open the first children's publishing company run by kids, for kids. Jimmy and his friends are constantly met with derision from adults, but they persevere. Patterson and Grabenstein emphasize that dreams can come true if you take action and never give up. Fans and educators alike will appreciate the many kid lit authors and titles mentioned throughout. VERDICT A humorous adventure with a positive message. Readers who enjoy Patterson's "Middle School" and Tommy Greenwald's "Charlie Joe Jackson" series will gravitate toward this novel.-Elizabeth Pelayo, St. Charles East High School, IL © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Middle schooler Jimmy sets out to start his own kid-run publishing company; no matter what adult naysayers throw in his way, he's determined to "make books that make kids want to read more books." Short chapters full of (imaginary) robots and alien invasions, absurd adults, and exuberantly chaotic drawings keep this occasionally didactic fictional origin story of JIMMY (Patterson) Books moving at a swift pace. (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Industry juggernaut Patterson invents this fanciful origin story for his kid-lit imprint.Jimmy, the adult author-cum-child narrator, believes that kids should write books for other kids. Mixing fantasy with Rand-ian can-do, Jimmy explains "how an ordinary kid like me got his own publishing company." Yard sales, an encouraging librarian who seems calibrated to pander to other encouraging librarians, and eccentric "bazillionaires" help Jimmy turn his dream into an outlandish reality. Despite continually proclaiming the superiority of books "by kids/for kids," Patterson name-drops some 38 other adult-authored titles, with literary references peppered throughout. Multiple Patterson-created characters appear as well, compiled at the end in an easy-to-shop list. For example, Jamie Grimm of I Funny (2013) motivates Jimmy using a clichd disability-inspiration trope, causing Jimmy to muse that Jamie "laughed and cracked jokes when he could've been sad and glum." Black-and-white spot drawings illustrate the mostly white characters and situations. The message to "never, ever, ever give up!" on a dream is perfect for adults parroting that refrain to children without examining how Jimmy's privileges are more instrumental in this imagining than his persistence. This zany romp through venture capitalism and self-promotion self-identifies as a story "that kids will love"but readers will be better served by any of the titles named throughout. (Fiction 7-10) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
The champion of children's reading shovels autobiographical elements, references to popular middle-grade titles, and shots at dream-disparaging grown-ups into this tale of a boy named Jimmy, who's ambitious to start a book-producing company run by and for kids. With enthusiastic help from Chris Grabbetts and other thinly disguised associates, Jimmy goes about learning the ins and outs of publishing, despite discouragement from parents, teachers, bankers, and even (with one exception) librarians. Writing the stories turns out to be the easiest part of all, as Jimmy is a positive fountain of premises that will be familiar to Patterson fans (Ordinary kids who are genetic mutants with wings? Sounds awesome! You should totally write that up. It'd be a maximum ride!), and manuscripts appear as if by magic. That all the naysayers get their comeuppance at the end is just one of the (young) crowd-pleasing aspects of this self-referential romp, and if it all seems more than a little self-serving, it's such a worthy cause that it's hard to take exception. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Patterson and Grabenstein are on their way to cornering the middle-grade market, and this meta peek behind the curtain should be a hit.--Peters, John Copyright 2017 Booklist