This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (Bruno and Boots)

Blurb

This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall is a 1978 novel by Gordon Korman. It is the first installment of the Macdonald Hall series, and was the first written work of Korman. It is dedicated to his English teacher, Mr. Hamilton.
The book was republished in 2003 with a new look and updated text. The title was also shortened to This Can't Be Happening!. The rest of the books in the series would all eventually be republished. Cover photos and illustrations were done by Rodrigo Moreno, Luis Borba and Yüksel Hassan.
The book was the focus of a episode of the television series Great Canadian Books in 2010. Justin Trudeau described it as "a wonderfully funny story that appeals to the adolescent in all of us" and as the book that awoke his interest in reading.