Being Ritchie
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Clever, ambitious, and occasionally insecure fourteen-year-old Ritchie del Monico has always lived under the shadows - and somehow, he's okay with that. Hey, he's a writer for the school paper and has the greatest best friend - what more can he need? But when something happens that gets Ritchie thinking, he decides he's done with with being a wallpaper.
Armed with his trusty journal, Ritchie decides he's no longer the unknown, under-confident, wallpaper Ritchie he's always been - and creates a full on mission to revamp himself. Everything goes well at first, and people are finally noticing Ritchie for the new him.
But when real disaster strikes, Ritchie starts wondering - does he even like this new Ritchie, or is he mainly causing havoc, affecting not only him but the people around him? And will he ever be able to repair the damage?
Hilarious, honest, and suprisingly moving, Being Ritchie embarks new talent, as Ritchie brings you through his eight grade while learning important lessons on life, friendship, and being true to who you are.
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