Ben Hunter has a miserable life -- M-I-S-E-R-A-B-L-E His sister will only talk to him through text messages, his mom won't let him eat sugar or even go for a bike ride unchaperoned, and a bully at school steals all of his friends. Told in Ben's voice, through entries from his school journal with commentary from his teacher, the funny and often poignant My Miserable Life by F.L. Block chronicles an eventful year in the life of a thoughtful fourth grader.