Puffin chapters

A special Valentine's Day card helps third-grader Harry overcome his fear of climbing the rope in gym class.

Liza hates third grade because she is separated from her best friend and she has mean Mrs. Rumford as her teacher, until she begins to make new friends.

Tired of being considered predictable, Louise decides to make some changes in her life, but she finds out that her family and friends miss the "old Louise"-- and so does she.

Best friends Mandy and Mimi do everything together until they have a falling out.

Best friends Mandy and Mimi have a scary time when their eagerness to see mummies leads them to sneak into the new museum exhibit a week before it opens.

Harry plots revenge against Sidney, the class tattletale, when Miss Mackle's second graders go on a field trip to the pond.

Song Lee is upset when she receives hateful notes in class, but she finds an appropriate and positive way to deal with them.

Anna's grandfather is bored with city life until he and Anna are stranded on the Third Avenue elevated subway train during the blizzard of 1888.

Cody and his classmates in the third grade are having fun reporting on the origin of their names, until Cody finds out that his parents named him after a dog.

Louise's love of soccer and her high hopes for the new season are tested when she feels overshadowed by a talented new player.