Mrs. Toggle and her class prepare for the arrival of a new student whom they expect to be a dinosaur.

Jack learns the value of revision as he practices Miss Doover's lesson on how to write a proper thank-you note.

When Mr. Wright makes his students study word endings on the last day of school, even the suffixes rebel.

Mr. Topple's third grade class prepares for the arrival of author Harry Bookman, with unexpected results.

"Jack and Samir love to sit together--and they love to laugh, too. So much so that Miss Doover finally has to separate them. Then Miss Doover gives the class the assignment to write about something they care about, and Jack sees his chance to sit next to his best friend again. But writing an essay isn't that easy! Can Jack finally persuade Miss Dover to give him the thing he wants most...his seat back, next to Samir?"--Page [2] of cover.