Charlie Bumpers vs. the Teacher of the Year

Charlie Bumpers will have the strictest teacher in the school for fourth grade. How will he survive, when bad luck always seems to find him? "A perfect read-aloud story."—Children's Literature

Shortly before school starts, Charlie Bumpers learns that he will be in Mrs. Burke's class. It doesn't matter that she's been named Teacher of the Year. He's still afraid of her. Last year when he was horsing around in the hall, he accidentally hit her in the head with his sneaker (don't ask). The exasperated teacher declared that if anything like that ever happened again, Charlie would be banned from recess forever. How will he survive a year under a teacher who is just waiting for him to make another stupid mistake?