It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself. What will the children do once they come? Will they like the school? Will they be nice to him? The school has a rough start, but as the day goes on, he soon recovers when he sees that he's not the only one going through first-day jitters.

Embarking on a new school year filled with friends, tests, and other worries, Justin Case records the tribulations of fourth grade in his diary while struggling to outmaneuver a local bully.

Combines four previously published stories, including Moo, Katie Woo!, Make believe class, Katie finds a job, and Who needs glasses, in which Katie and her friends participate in school activities.

When Pedro keeps "losing" his eyeglasses, Katie shows him why it is alright--and necessary--to wear them.

Adelaide explains to her teacher why bears make the best reading buddies.

Josephina Caroleena Wattasheena the First is a very curious girl. She is always wondering what makes everything around her work, including the gears on the bus, the pencil sharpener on the teacher's desk, the sprinkler and heating system and more, all with very dire consequences.

When third-grader Billy Burger takes the class pet ferret to the school assembly it gets away, and Billy finds himself in trouble with the school and his detective father.

Jim Nasium is on a mission to live up to his name and find the sport that will let him shine! He's ready to try his hand (or foot) at the world's greatest game: soccer! Will Jim be a soccer hotshot or a soccer goofball?

Charlotte loves playing and talking with her friends, but very often she plays and talks too much, and at school she has to learn that sometimes it is necessary to listen and let her friends and teacher do the talking.

When a storm forces them inside for recess, third-grader Billy and his friends sneak into the school library and turn it into a chaotic mess--so he organizes a book drive as an apology.