[Charlie Bumpers

"With a little exaggerated bragging, Charlie convinces his classmates that his accountant dad would be the greatest Career Week speaker ever, and, using his friend Tommy's 'Parent Persuasion Strategy,' he finally talks his dad into coming. What could possibly go wrong with Charlie's plan?"--Provided by publisher.

Charlie is looking forward to the big sleepover at Alex's house on Halloween until he finds out the entertainment will be watching the scariest horror movies ever.

"With a little exaggerated bragging, Charlie convinces his classmates that his accountant dad would be the greatest Career Week speaker ever, and, using his friend Tommy's 'Parent Persuasion Strategy,' he finally talks his dad into coming. What could possibly go wrong with Charlie's plan?"--.

Charlie Bumpers is sure he does not stand a chance of getting along with his fourth grade teacher and despite his best efforts to be neat and well-behaved, he always seems to be in trouble until he discovers her secret.

Charlie has looked forward to being in the fourth-grade play, but is not at all happy when Mrs. Burke assigns him the role of the Nice Gnome.

Charlie is really looking forward to Thanksgiving. Then he learns he must share his room with his annoying younger cousin, Chip, who often gets Charlie in trouble.

Charlie, Tommy, and Hector have high hopes for their soccer team this season until they find out that their new coach isn't all that interested in the fantabulous plays the three friends have worked out together.

As Halloween nears, Charlie and Tommy hope to get out of taking their little sisters trick-or-treating and go by themselves to Alex's upscale neighborhood instead, then attend a sleepover at Alex's house. But when Charlie learns that the partygoers will be watching a very scary horror movie, he panics.