How I Survived Middle School is a series of young adult novels by American author Nancy Krulik.
[1] The series centers around a preteen girl named Jenny McAfee as she enters and goes through middle school.
[3] The novel starts on eleven-year-old Jenny McAffe's first day at Joyce Kilmer Middle School.
Joyce Kilmer Middle school is hosting a carnival to raise money for charity.
Jenny and Addie make a bet that the girl who raises the least money at their booth has to wear their most embarrassing pajamas to school the next day.
Sam, Jenny and Chloe get stuck in a cabin with Dana and Addie while at a school camping trip.
Ticket sales for the winter dance soar when Addie boasts that she can get a pop star to attend.
Jenny's hopes for the winter break are spoiled when she is not invited to Mark's party – and even worse, she learns Sam is going abroad for the holidays.