Ingenious eight-year-old Owen wants to make money for the things he absolutely needs, such as plastic vomit, but he tries to come up with some alternatives to earning an allowance, which sounds like too much work.
Arthur is upset when his teacher moves into Arthur's house. Then he discovers she wears normal clothes, likes cartoons, and actually knows how to have fun. When Arthur gets an A on his test, his friends call him a teacher's pet.
Seven prehistoric spiders that had been trapped in ice for thousands of years bring excitement to rural Vermont and briefly unite two rival clubs at a local elementary school.
After the death of his grandmother, ten-year-old Spoon observes the changes in his grandfather and tries to find the perfect artifact to preserve his memories of her.