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Every school day is great for first-grader Posey, until her teacher's birthday, when her best friend's gift of an enormous bouquet puts Posey's few, home-grown roses to shame.

A.J. and his classmates compete to win a grand prize of an all-expenses-paid vacation and a year's supply of pork sausage by taking part in a reality television show, but have difficulty after the weird director, Ms.

Rachel, having chosen to be mute following the sudden death of a classmate, shares responsibility with the other sixth-graders who decide not to report that the substitute teacher failed to show up.

Thirteen-year-old Maleeka Madison, insecure about her very dark skin, rejects the support of a new teacher, Miss Saunders, whose skin looks blotched because of a rare medical condition--but soon Maleeka begins to see that Miss Saunders could be a role model, and that she must learn to love herself and accept love from others.

An admittedly "dork" middle-school teacher arranges for a rock superstar to teach her eighth-grade students, who each tell a story about the same topic, in the style of a rap, poem, monologue, screenplay, haiku, fairytale, and more.

It’s the start of fifth grade for seven kids at Snow Hill School.

Thirteen-year-old Travis, living in cramped quarters with his alcoholic grandfather, longs for his old life in the country, and struggles in school to hide the fact that he cannot read, but a persistent teacher and a special girl open his eyes to a new world.

Peter Thompson chooses to return to space with the alien Broxholm who has been masquerading as a teacher in order to study humans, but he is alarmed to discover the rulers of the galaxy are debating how to solve the problem of violent, destructive, underachieving Earthlings.

Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.

When their regular teacher is sick, Andy's fourth-grade class gets a substitute teacher, providing lots of opportunities for Andy and his friends to get in trouble.

Sarah is afraid to start at a new school, but both she and the reader are in for a surprise when she gets to her class.

The children in Mrs. Sarah Jane Hartwell's class write letters to her.

When Iris's grandfather comes to her school as a substitute teacher, she has a hard time sharing him with the other students.

Employing scientific methods learned in Mr. Sparks's class, fifth-grader Leon competes in a potato chip tasting contest and takes revenge against Lumpkin the bully.

Although reluctant at first, the second graders in Mr. Hopper's class follow new student Luna's suggestion and perform as stars in a "midnight circus" on Family Night.