A Mostly Magnificent Memoir

The story follows James Murphy, who lives an extraordinarily unique life learning ordinary life lessons to which everyone can relate through his many misadventures. James' misadventures feature everything from swindling friends out of valuable baseball cards to run-ins with bullies and kids in Connecticut "gangs", from awkward romantic heartbreak to family party fiascos, from sophisticated pranks that build up to a court appearance and community service to a death-defying "rafting" incident.

James isn't lying about the magic beanstalk growing on his back porch. Or the monkey in their tree, in New England. He did chase a UFO with his mother and stopped her from killing his dad.