David Mortimore Baxter tells about his experiences rationalizing why he shouldn't do things such as homework, chores, and eating food he doesn't like, and shares some excuses that he has heard from adults.

Tired of getting in trouble for his bad manners, David Mortimore Baxter uses his experiences to write a guide about etiquette, discussing neighbors, embarrassing moments, eating, the bathroom, and much more.

David is entrusted with more information than he can handle from odd neighbor McCafferty, school bully Victor Sneddon, and everyone in-between after professional wrestler Smashing Smorgan calls him a good secret keeper.

David Mortimore Baxter knows that a kid's life is not easy, so he has put together the perfect self-help book for young people just like him. Read his list of the best excuses to use on grown-ups, but only in emergencies, of course. Proceed with caution!

David Mortimore Baxter didn't realize it is rude to burp in public, even if you burp the national anthem. Now he knows better. His handy new guide full of tips on good and bad manners will help save other kids from making some embarrassing mistakes. We hope!

David Mortimore Baxter becomes famous for being good at keeping secrets. Big secrets. More and more people confide in him, until David's ready to explode. How can he keep so many secrets, when he knows that blabbing them out loud might actually help his family and friends?