Barftastic Life of Louie Burger

Fifth grader Louie Burger figures that with a goofy name like his, he must be destined to be a king of comedy like his idol Lou Lafferman. But he's only ever performed his stand-up act in his closet, where he and his dad created the most exclusive comedy club ever-if by "e;exclusive"e; you mean that no one's ever allowed inside. With the school talent show coming up, Louie's wondering if now is his moment to kill (that's comedian talk for "e;make actual people laugh"e;). And maybe, if he brings down the house, he'll win back his former best friend Nick-who seems to be turning into one of those annoying sporty types-and fend off his dad's home-improvement obsession, which threatens to remodel Louie's comedy closet into a private bedroom for his older sister. Barftrocious!