Jim Paillot

As the new computer lab teacher tries to bring Ella Mentry School into the twenty-first century with her peculiar inventions, second-grader A.J. struggles to survive without sugary snacks when Principal Klutz bans junk food.

"Election day is right around the corner, and guess who's running for class president? A.J. and Andrea! Mayor Hubble is going to teach the kids all the ins and outs of politics, and every vote counts. Who's going to win? Who's going to lose? And who's going to kiss a baby? Ew, gross!"--Publisher.

When A.J. and his friends sign up for Beaver Scouts, they find that their scout leader, Miss Blake, is only interested in preparing them for emergency disasters.

A.J. and his friends are thrilled to finally be graduating from second grade, but when the PTA president turns the occasion into a madhouse, they begin to wonder if starting third grade is really such a big deal.

The new music teacher must try to teach A.J. and the rest of his class to play well enough during their recital to impress crabby Dr. Carbles.

When Miss Aker, a special guest at Ella Mentry School, shows A.J. and his friends how to create cool things out of all kinds of materials, they accidentally build a robot smart enough to take over the world!

Over 100 kid-friendly story math problems on topics from jalapeños and submarines to roller coasters and flamingos, designed to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives.

A skateboarding principal offers unusual incentives to his students to motivate them to learn more.

A.J. and the other second graders do everything except play sports when they go to "fizz ed" class with their new teacher, Miss Small.

Mrs. Cooney, the school nurse, is so beautiful that A.J. has a crush on her--even though he suspects she might be an international spy.