![]() What follows is a series of creative and intricate pranks which inhabit their own Facebook page: "Rules Aren't For Everyone". At Leo's urging, Rafe decides to get his revenge on Dwight by destroying the principal's book – his rule book – as in, making it a goal to literally break every rule in the book, but not get caught. Dwight is the kind of principal who "welcomes" a new student by pointing out a slew of dress code violations before the new kid even enters the school for the first time – and then destroys that same student's treasured sketch book just because some kids were passing it around during a school assembly. (Base Line Assessment of Academic Readiness) – and his long list of school rules which he enforces on his students without compassion. Principal Dwight only really cares about two things – his school's continued high scores on an annual achievement test known as the B.L.A.A.R. Unfortunately, Rafe's more immediate concerns at school are Miller (Jacob Hopkins), the bully who sits right behind him in class, the school's tough and unreasonable Vice Principal, Ida Stricker (Retta) and the strict disciplinarian and completely kid un-friendly, Principal Dwight (Andy Daly, the principal on TV's "Modern Family"). Teller (Adam Pally), and he hopes that one day he can be more than friends with Jeanne (Isabela Moner), the sweet and socially conscious A.V. Rafe does get along well with his homeroom teacher, Mr. In his new middle school, he really has only one friend, his partner-in-crime, Leo (Thomas Barbusca). In fact, Rafe has been expelled from two different schools and is transferring to the last school who will take him. Rafe deals with all this through the drawings and imaginative worlds he creates in his sketch book – and by acting out in school. His younger brother died of leukemia, his father has left the family, Rafe's often fighting with his even younger sister, Georgia (Alexa Nisenson), and his mother, Jules (Lauren Graham), is struggling with all of this and dating an obnoxious, two-faced, self-centered guy named Carl (Rob Riggle). Rafe Khatchadorian (Griffin Gluck) is having a rough year. All this is why the James Patterson novel turned-big-screen-adaptation "Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life" (PG, 1:32) is so relatable – and so fun. You're confused, frustrated and maybe a little bit lost. You're only beginning to make sense out of life, but you lack the life experience and perspective to understand what's important and what's not. You're just starting to figure out who you are as a person, but there's still so much that you're not sure about. You may be experiencing your first real crush, but not know how to talk to that special someone – or what you're supposed to do after you manage to have a conversation. Who can't relate to that sentiment? At school, you have to deal with peer pressure and bullies and, at home, you probably have issues with your siblings and parents who just don't understand. ![]() Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life. ![]()
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