The Boy Who Lost His Face

The Boy Who Lost His Face is a funny, heartfelt middle‑grade novel about fitting in, peer pressure and doing the right thing when you’ve done something wrong. David joins the “cool” boys to steal an old woman’s cane, only to be cursed and then hit by a streak of humiliating bad luck that seems to prove the curse is real. As everything goes wrong at school, at home and with his crush, David has to decide what kind of person he truly wants to be—and whether he can make things right. Blending humour with themes of bullying, friendship and identity, the book is a strong match for searches like “Louis Sachar books,” “funny books about middle school,” and “novels about peer pressure for kids.”