The My Life

8 primary works • 12 total works

My Life as a Book

by Janet Tashjian

Published 6 July 2010

Dubbed a "reluctant reader" by his teacher, twelve-year-old Derek spends summer vacation learning important lessons even though he does not complete his summer reading list.

My Life as a Stuntboy

by Janet Tashjian

Published 11 October 2011

Twelve-year-old Derek Fallon has the opportunity of a lifetime--to perform stunts in a movie featuring a popular twelve-year-old star--but complications arise involving his best friend, a capuchin monkey, and Derek's chronic inability to concentrate on schoolwork.

My Life as a Cartoonist

by Janet Tashjian

Published 30 April 2013

Twelve-year-old Derek wants to train his pet monkey to help Umberto, a new student who uses a wheelchair, but Umberto would rather steal Derek's cartoon ideas.

Twelve-year-old Derek wants to train his pet monkey to help Umberto, a new student who uses a wheelchair, but Umberto would rather steal Derek's cartoon ideas. Book #3

My Life as a Joke

by Janet Tashjian

Published 1 April 2014

Derek Fallon discovers all the angst that comes with being twelve - he just wants to feel grown up, but life gets in the way with a series of mishaps that make him look like a baby. He passes out during a worm dissection in science class, falls flat on his face in gym class and gets a fat lip that causes him to lisp all day, and his plans for a monster-truck party turn into a bouncy house disaster. Why isn't being in middle school as great as Derek imagined? Thankfully, with a little help from his friends - and, ironically, a Toys for Tots fundraiser - things seem like they could start shaping up at last.

My Life as a Gamer

by Janet Tashjian

Published 7 April 2015

Derek Fallon gets the chance of a lifetime-to participate in a gaming company focus group and to test out a new video game called "Arctic Ninja." Together with his friends Carly, Matt, and Umberto, Derek thinks his gaming talents will be showcased. But he soon realizes that everyone has got him beat, including whiz kid El Cid. On top of that, school reading tests have begun and Derek feels doubly off his game. Isn't there anything he's good at?

Here's another funny and heartfelt book about the irrepressible Derek Fallon as he tries to navigate life in middle school.

A Christy Ottaviano Book

My Life as a Ninja

by Janet Tashjian

Published 11 April 2017

Together with his friends Carly, Matt, and Umberto, Derek has fun learning about all the cool aspects of ninja culture. When someone starts vandalising their school with graffiti of a mischievous troll-like figure, these ninjas-in-training are convinced they'll be able to crack the case. But it turns out that being a ninja is a lot more work than they thought, and this adventure brings about new opportunities for Derek to embarrass himself. For once, can he be the hero that saves the day?

My Life as a Billionaire

by Janet Tashjian

Published 6 April 2021

Derek Fallon won the lottery and now gets to spend over a billion dollars with a friend-let the shopping begin! But Derek's shopping spree soon causes major life problems. Derek soon makes a shift to focus on his entrepreneurial skills and find more helpful ways to spend his money. For fans of Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid and Mac B Kid Spy.

Christy Ottaviano Books

My Life as a Tik Tok Star

by Janet Tashjian

Published 17 November 2022

My Life as a Coder

by Janet Tashjian

Published 7 April 2020

Derek Fallon and his friends are back for another hilarious adventure in Book 9 of the My Life series-this time featuring epic tech adventures in coding! For fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Mac B Kid Spy.

Christy Ottaviano Books

My Life as a Meme

by Janet Tashjian

Published 1 May 2019

Derek Fallon and his friends are back for another hilarious adventure in Book 8 of the My Life series - this time featuring epic 'meme' adventures!

My Life as a Boxed Set #1

by Janet Tashjian

Published 20 October 2020

My Life as a Youtuber

by Janet Tashjian

Published 1 May 2018

Derek Fallon finally found something to get excited about at school-an extracurricular class on making videos! Together with his friends Carly, Matt, and Umberto, Derek can't wait to create his own Youtube web series. But he soon realizes Youtube stardom is a lot of work. On top of that, it's time for his foster monkey Frank to go to monkey college so Derek must scramble to find a reason for Frank to stay with his family-if only a little while longer. Can Derek solve both problems at once? What if Frank became a part of Derek's Youtube videos?

Here's another funny and thoughtful novel in the series that centers around most every tween today's pastime-Youtube!

Christy Ottaviano Books