Tommy Frazer, a new student at Bell Valley Middle School, gets lost while trying to find his way back from the art room and stumbles onto a horrifying secret that has been hidden in the school for fifty years.

In her own words, a young girl describes her feelings about starting kindergarten and what she does when she decides not to ride the bus home.

Sixteen-year-old Steph Landry finds an old book on how to be popular and decides to change her social status by following its advice, much to the bafflement of her two best friends.

The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute.

Twelve-year-old Gary, known as Goon because of his constant clowning and joke-telling, tries to change his image and make new friends at school.

Dylan creates a display for the school library which causes much trouble for her friends, family, and schoolmates.

A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies.

Confusion arises as Yoko's classmates secretly trade Valentine's Day cards.

A series of letters reveals the selection of the famous fountain designer, Florence Waters, to design a new sink for the Geyser Creek Middle School cafeteria, her subsequent disappearance, and the efforts of a class of sixth-graders to find her.

Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.