Derek Fallon discovers all the angst that comes with being twelve?he just wants
to feel grown up, but life gets in the way with a series of mishaps that make
him look like a baby. He passes out during a worm dissection in science class,
falls flat on his face in gym class and gets a fat lip that causes him to lisp
all day, and his plans for a monster-truck party turn into a bouncy house
disaster. Why isn't being in middle school as great as Derek imagined?
Thankfully, with a little help from his friends?and, ironically, a Toys for Tots
fundraiser?things seem like they