I said it many times before and I will say it again.

My Life as a...is NOT a Diary of a Wimpy Kid retread.  I don't know if anyone but me has ever thought that, but when I first saw one of the books for the first time I thought it was just going to be one. But from the very first one, which was actually the second one, I was hooked.  My Life as a Joke is just as good as that one and Derek Fallon is just as awesome.  And I can't wait for the next one.
The thing about My Life as...as I have said before, is that they have a serious side and take on real-life issues.
Great, great books from a very talented mother and son.