Believing rumors that credit Miss Hearse, the new school nurse, with being a monstrous-looking, frightening personage, a young boy vows to do whatever is necessary to avoid getting sick.

Everyone has to run for an office in Mrs. Green's class election.

When Mrs. Green announces that Friday is class picture day, Hubie spends the rest of the week worrying about how he will look and practicing poses.

A boy contemplates all the horrible stories he has heard about the music teacher, Miss LaNote, and the ordeals she forces her students to endure.

Hubie is not sure what to expect when his class picks Penny Inkblot, an author whose works Hubie has never read, to come to school for an author visit.

Every class has to come up with an idea for a booth at the school carnival. Too bad your class has chosen your idea: a dunking booth. And they want you to be the one who gets dunked! Boy are you sunk-because you can't even swim! And to top it all off, you heard there might be sharks in the dunking tank! Yikes!

"The weather is hot, so it's time for a pool party! The whole class is excited... except for Hubie. He doesn't know how to swim. Just the thought of getting in the water is enough to make him sink. Hopefully, some swimming lessons with Mr. Sharky can help. Will Hubie dive in? Don't hold your breath."--Page [4] of cover.

"Hubie has the strangest science teacher ever! Mr. Hyde has the class do the weirdest experiments. This week, Hubie is going to create his own slime. So gooey! So disgusting! How will Hubie ever make a clean getaway from school?" -- Back cover.

Hubie wants to put on a magic show. He has a magician's cap and cape. He has a stage. He even has a few assistants. The only problem is... he doesn't have any tricks. The show is on Saturday! That makes Hubie want to disappear. Can the Great Hubini get his act together? Or will his magic show be a tragic show? -- Back cover.

"Groundhog Day is here and Hubie is not happy about it. Who has ever heard of an animal predicting the weather? His class is going to do a morning news show about it. Hubie has to be the anchorman. How man weeks left until Hubie is not embarrassed anymore?"--