The Ryder Roo Adventure Series - New School Blues

After surviving the big move, eleven-year-old Ryder Roo has settled into his new home, and even built the World's Greatest Treehouse. But with summer ending, Ryder must face his biggest challenge yet: starting middle school as the new kid.Ryder's wild plans to avoid school don't stand a chance against Mom, so through the blue double doors he goes. Fortunately, unexpected friendships with confident Jade and hilariously clumsy Ernie make Ryder wonder if his new school might not be so bad after all. Then he meets the school bully, who seems determined to make his life miserable.When the bully finally goes too far, Ryder and his friends hatch the perfect plan for revenge. But as Ryder begins to see another side of his tormentor, he must decide what kind of person and friend he truly wants to be.Filled with laugh-out-loud mishaps, big imagination, and plenty of heart, The New School Blues is a story about facing your fears, finding friendship in unexpected places, and discovering that people may be more than they first appear to be.