From the author of Theres A Boy in the Girls Bathroom comes another comic triumph. Twelve-year-old class clown Gary Boone is sure that the school talent show is his ticket to the big time--until a surprise threatens to turn his debut into a disaster. nA sidesplitting classic from Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner Louis Sachar (Holes), with a brand-new cover n Gary W. Boone knows he was born to be a stand-up comedian. Its the rest of the kids in his class who think hes just a goon. Then the Floyd Hicks Junior High School Talent Show is announced, and he starts practicing his routine nonstop to get it just right. Garys sure this will be his big break--hell make everyone laugh and win the $100 prize. But when an outrageous surprise threatens to turn his debut into a disaster, it looks as if the biggest joke of all may be on Gary himself.n