Loving their gifted teacher, three boys are dismayed when the teacher falls ill and leaves for the rest of the school year, a situation that compels them to share their stories while cutting class and journeying across town together on a fateful day.

"Cocoa's convinced someone is sabotaging her dance class. She demands Malcolm and Dandy find out who it is - or else! After getting kicked out of rehearsal, the boys meet the ghost of an old teacher who hates the new music and moves, and especially the noisy boys. Can the Ghost Detectors zap her before the dance recital is canceled?"--Publisher.

Toby is last in class but first on the playground! Toby may be the class clown, but he's smart enough to know what's what. Whether he's late for school, early for recess, or just in time to fail the next quiz, he's always got something to say about it. But even though his friends think he's funny, the adults in his life aren't laughing--mostly because they're not in on the jokes. No matter! Toby makes the best of it as he coasts through the day...