Julian doesn't have any ideas for writing a story until he gets help from his teacher and classmates; then he becomes so engrossed in his work that he can't stop.
When Matthew imagines that each of the problems connected with his new school is really a monster, his grandmother helps him devise a plan to deal with these fears.
After the meanest kid in the fifth grade destroys his speech for the school competition, Dunn finds a magic brain which causes surprising things to happen.
By proving that the old church is an important piece of history, Rachel and her neighbor prevent its demolition and save it for the neighborhood After School Program.