The kids grow increasingly frustrated when rain keeps then indoors for recess for days.
At first only Mikey wants to participate in the Thanksgiving can drive competition against the unbeatable Ashleys. But then the other kids join in to beat the Ashleys.
The main kids try to get all the other kids to help rescue T.J. when Miss Finster punishes him by making him have no recess.
New kid Gus arrives at Third Street Elementary, but has to endure the indignities that a new kid must undergo.
Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents’ night and meeting the others.
The kids stage an elaborate funeral for the 4th grade class’s beloved hamster, wherein they learn about how many lives the hamster has touched.
The kids stage a protest when Prickly plans to tear down Ol’ Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.
A woman is followed home and raped outside her building, where several neighbors witness the crime but fail to call for help.
