After surviving sixth grade, Rafe expects seventh grade to be a fun zone because he has been accepted to art school in the big city, but when he discovers it is more competitive than he expected, he sets out to turn his boring life into the inspiration for a work of art.

After being accepted into a big-city art school, Rafe Khatchadorian expects seventh grade to be a math-and-history-free fun zone. However, he quickly discovers that school is more competitive than ever, and to score big in class he needs to find a way to turn his boring life into the inspiration for a work of art. In order to accomplish his goal, Rafe decides to try doing lots of new things like learning to play poker and going to a modern art museum....

Artist Piper Perish has moved from her hometown of Houston, Texas, to New York City. Her days are spent exploring; her nights are filled with painting. It's her lifelong dream come true . . . . Except life in the city isn't as glamorous as it looks from afar. Piper's high-pressure work as an assistant to a famous modern artist takes away time from her own art. And Piper's new friend Grace, a budding activist, has Piper beginning to wonder if making...