After relating all of the horrible things the school custodian, Fester Smudge, is known to have done, a student whose locker won't open needs Mr. Smudge's help.

Mrs. Beamster the school librarian is known by all the kids as "The Laminator" because she is said to laminate anyone who is caught whispering.

An imagined dreadful visit to the school nurse turns into a pleasant real-life experience for a young boy.

A young boy's imagined school trip makes the real trip look mundane.

"Hubie has the strangest science teacher ever! Mr. Hyde has the class do the weirdest experiments. This week, Hubie is going to create his own slime. So gooey! So disgusting! How will Hubie ever make a clean getaway from school?"--Page [4] of cover.

For Hubie, getting ready to go back to school after summer vacation is worse than actually going to class. His mom picks out all the wrong clothes, he gets back-to-back shots from his doctor, and there are rumors of a new teacher worse than any other. Will Hubie fail before school even starts.

When Mrs. Green announces that Friday is class picture day, Hubie spends the rest of the week worrying about how he will look and practicing poses.

"When all of the beans in school go missing, can Hubie defeat his stinkiest enemy yet?"--Page [4] of cover.

While worrying about the class gift exchange, Hubie discovers the true meaning of Christmas.

Everyone has to run for an office in Mrs. Green's class election. Everyone has to run for something in the class election. But you'd rather run for your life! Even worse, you're running against Doris, who's bought the whole class's votes with ice cream, even your friends. And if you lose the election, they might vote you out of school-yikes! So don't miss out on the jokes and laughs in the Class Election from the Black Lagoon! Mean Mrs. Green is...