365 Days of Books of Interest: Day #95: Jacky Ha-Ha

A funny thing happened on the way to the bookstore, it was closed when I got there. Yeah, I know lame joke but sometimes all you need is a good laugh especially on a bad even if it is at a horrible joke. Which is probably why I want to read this book, Jacky Ha-Ha. Jacky uses humor as a way to distract from what's going on in her life. I'm interested in giving this a read because are Jacky's problems something she can fix or continue to use humor to hide from them.

Book: Jacky Ha-Ha by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein with illustrations by Kerascoet

Description:

In his new middle grade novel that debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, James Patterson introduces his hilarious new heroine, Jacky Ha-Ha, a class clown who makes people laugh with her so they can't laugh at her.

With her irresistible urge to tell a joke in every situation -- even when she really, really shouldn't -- twelve-year-old Jacky Ha-Ha loves to make people laugh. And cracking wise helps distract her from thinking about not-so-funny things in her life, like her mom serving in a dangerous, faraway war, and a dad who's hardly ever home.

But no matter how much fun Jacky has, she can't seem to escape her worries. So one starlit night, she makes a promise to keep her family together...even if she has to give up the one thing that makes her happy. But can she stop being Jacky Ha-Ha, if that's who she really is?