•Sixth grader Nate is having quite a day – nothing is going his way. He starts the day off in a panic, worrying about a test he did not prepare for, he is served lumpy oatmeal for breakfast, and he has a run-in with his annoying older sister. Things continue to get worse, as he collects detention slips from each teacher for one reason or another. The only redeeming thing about this day is the fortune in his fortune cookie, “Today you will surpass all others.” Nate goes about this day gone wrong, desperate to discover exactly how he will surpass all others, while trying to survive a day in the life of a middle-schooler.
•BY: Lincoln Peirce
