Only a year ago, the had the best day ever with an all day marathon of Alien Wars, their favorite video game. They were a power team with each player using his own strengths and defending the other's weakness. What could tear such awesomeness apart you ask?
Well, things have been changing for a while. Morgan just keeps getting bigger and more athletic, and Sam just keeps staying the same size and getting smarter. Despite this, the Wagner Middle School's star football player and star ArithmeTitan remained close.
The real problems started with Chris Tripadero. Sam was leery of the new kid, but Morgan always wanted to hang out with Chris, and slowly but surely, Chris began to take Sam's place as Morgan's best friend. What does Sam have against Chris? For starters, he's a jerk. Also, his parents are never around to say things like, "Hey, maybe you shouldn't throw that (fill in the blank) off the roof; you might hurt someone."
Now, instead of hanging out with his best friend, Sam is nervously counting down the minutes said best friend kicks his butt. Will the butt kicking actually happen, or is there still a chance for Sam and Morgan to be friends?
Read Todd Hasak-Lowy's funny, painful, and poignant story of middle school and friendship. This is a great story that had me laughing out loud on one page, and heartbroken on the next.
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