"The Defense of Thaddeus A. Ledbetter" by John Gosselink

When Thaddeus lands in in-school-suspension for his part in his own "safety drill" the fun begins. He uses his time in there to write to Mr. Cooper-the middle school principal-stating his defense.
The book is filled with discipline notices, emails to his lawyer uncle, letters to Mr. Cooper, letters from his church's pastor, notes from classmates, word definitions and drawings.
It is a cleverly done book and the appeal is all middle-school. It is exactly how they think and act and it is from their perspective. Some of Thaddeus' ideas are clever and well-thought out.
In fact, his enthusiasm and the way he "annoys" certain teachers can be understood and appreicated by both students and adults.