◎全球最暢銷的作家──詹姆斯‧派特森2011年最新青少年小說（系列） 
 

詹姆斯‧派特森作品在全球熱銷的程度令人咋舌（已突破二億五千萬本，勝過哈利波特），也拿下許多重要的文學獎項。2004年，他開始為兒童及青少年寫書。這類書最大的挑戰，就是鮮少有作者能完全擺脫自己目前已有的認知、價值觀及生命經驗，進入到一個對未來充滿未知的小孩或似懂非懂的青少年身上，用他們的腦袋思考，用他們的口吻說話──這個系列做到了！而且非常成功。我們幾乎很難找到其他作品能更勝於他。而這麼成功的作品，經常都帶著濃度很高的自傳元素，寫實風格強烈。 

 

◎細膩勾繪難解難言的前青春期心事 
 

書中主角瑞福，其實是許多青春期男孩的縮影，在上一集裡，我們已看出，他的運動能力不特別突出，功課不特別好，家世不特別顯赫，更重要的是，交朋友的能力也不怎麼樣！到了《Middle School 2 我的進化日記》裡，雪上加霜的是瑞福和媽媽、妹妹居然得搬到離家甚遠的大城市裡居住！這下他要怎麼交到新朋友？展開新生活？ 

作者用第一人稱的述事口吻，描繪出青少年最在意的同儕相處問題，全書文字生動活潑，讀者也能有所共鳴，了解到：「原來不是只有我這樣！」 

James Patterson received the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community at the 2015 National Book Awards. He holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers, including Middle School and I Funny, and his books have sold more than 325 million copies worldwide. A tireless champion of the power of books and reading, Patterson created a children’s book imprint, JIMMY Patterson, whose mission is simple: ＂We want every kid who finishes a JIMMY Book to say, ’PLEASE GIVE ME ANOTHER BOOK.’＂ He has donated more than one million books to students and soldiers and funds over four hundred Teacher Education Scholarships at twenty-four colleges and universities. He has also donated millions to independent bookstores and school libraries. Patterson invests his proceeds from the sales of JIMMY Patterson Books in pro-reading initiatives.
 

Martin Chatterton was born in Liverpool, England and has been successfully writing and illustrating books for almost thirty years. He has written dozens of children’s books and illustrated many more for other writers, including several British Children’s Laureates. His work has been published in fourteen languages and has won and been shortlisted in numerous awards in the UK, US, and Australia. Alongside writing for children, Martin writes crime fiction (as Ed Chatterton), continues to work as a graphic designer, and is currently working on his PhD. After time spent in the US, Martin now divides his time between Australia and the UK.
 

Daniel Griffo was always drawn towards creating and drawing images. In his teens, he became a self-taught comic illustrator and worked for both Argentinean and Italian publishers. As a freelance illustrator, Daniel has worked for many large companies including Image Comics, Warner, and Scholastic. He currently resides in Argentina with his wife and children.