Description: New student Artie King is a nice, comics-loving kid who just wants to ease into life at Camelot Middle School without attracting too much attention. But by second period, Artie already has enemies.

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Children's Literature Review: The title took me back to High School when the dreaded game of dodgeball made me cringe. I had terrible aim, and the opposite team always seemed to throw with such force that the ball left red marks on my legs. I sure am glad that is over. Artie King, however, starts off his first day in Middle School thinking he will just do as he is supposed to and stay out of everyone's way, but by the time second period rolls around, he is in deep trouble. He has tripped the Principal, run into bullies, and agitated an older kid who did not like Artie's lunch that he had stolen. Could things get any worse? Of course they can. The principal is so angry that Artie tripped her that she assigns him a locker that no one can open. The school bully says he can open it, but with all the kids watching him, he fails and is humiliated. Artie has no trouble opening it, which puts him in an awkward position. When the bully is about to tear Artie apart, a challenge to see who really is the better "man" ensues, a...

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