Description Voted the Funniest Book of 2024 by UK elementary school students — Leicester Library Consortium A wild, hilarious chain of events that you simply can't look away from! — Kirkus Reviews ■ Justin's Sewer Escape from the Worst Pit of His Life After falling into a sinkhole and tumbling down and down, Justin wakes up at the bottom of a deep pit. Wandering through the dark tunnels, he runs into Mia and Marvin, and the three decide to head for the relative safety of the sewers. But the underground is crawling with terrifying monsters, making the journey anything but easy (in truth, it's just so dark that shadows keep getting mistaken for monsters!). Trapped when a tunnel collapses, chased by vicious sewer rats, and then plunging straight into disgusting sewage the moment they reach the sewer... Justin's day, once again, turns out to be an absolute disaster — even worse than rock bottom. As Justin struggles to climb out of the filthy sewer water, he's swept away by a sudden rush of water, and a massive lump of muck blocks his path... The Worst Week of My Life series portrays Justin's endlessly chaotic week with a tone that's both deadpan funny and heartwarming. Justin shares his name with a world-famous pop star, Justin Chase, but he himself is just an ordinary kid — nowhere near as cool as his famous namesake. Still, Justin has a family who loves him, even if they're a little embarrassing and awkward at times! His new friend Mia has his back, while his rivalry with the insufferable class president Marvin only deepens. Meanwhile, strange things keep happening all over town — the Sphinx and the Statue of Liberty are turning into giant cat faces — and a massive conspiracy tied to Justin's missing cat, Captain Chubby, slowly starts to unravel. Close to midnight, Justin sneaks into the 'Cemetery of Great Athletes' to search for Captain Chubby. Amid the eerie fog, he trips and stumbles upon something completely unexpected... What terrifying events await Justin on the worst Saturday of his life? ■ Uproariously Funny Humor and Illustrations That Make You Want to Keep Reading Even kids who think books are boring or difficult will find themselves bursting into laughter with The Worst Week of My Life series. Comic-style illustrations are scattered throughout, easing the burden for readers who struggle with long blocks of text. It's the perfect stepping stone from colorful comic-style learning books to full chapter books. The humor pops up everywhere — from cataloging Justin's nightmarish week like an encyclopedia, to a coloring activity where readers have to color Justin's entire body brown because he's covered head to toe in sewage — keeping readers giggling nonstop, just like flipping through a comic book. It's a book guaranteed to bring joy to kids worn out from the daily grind of school and after-school academies.