Stu Stories

Stu Sanderson is nearly seven feet tall, and his one goal in life is to become legendary. His pint-sized best friend, nicknamed "Bird Bones," chronicles Stu's most jaw-dropping eighth-grade stunts—vanishing inside a podium, negotiating a marker-box hostage crisis, faking his own decapitation, and dueling a psychotic gym teacher at a medieval-themed restaurant. Funny, absurd, and surprisingly tender, this collection of connected tall tales celebrates friendship, individuality, and the unforgettable classmates who make middle school survivable.

• A seven-foot-tall eighth grader whose only goal is to become legendary—and the tiny friend who documents it all
• Laugh-out-loud tall tales in the tradition of Wayside School and How Angel Peterson Got His Name
• Perfect for reluctant readers: short, wild, self-contained chapters that keep pages turning
• Under the absurd comedy is a genuinely touching story about friendship, loyalty, and self-acceptance

“There are two things you need to know about my childhood friend Stu Sanderson. The first is that he was tall. Really, really tall. By eighth grade he was close to seven feet tall. The second? His goal in life was to be legendary.”

Perfect for a reluctant or humor-loving middle schooler (especially boys) who enjoys Wayside School, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, or tall-tale antics about outrageous friends.