With a mysterious new principal and fifth-grade graduation fast approaching, Michael K. and his friends need to find the missing Brainwave before the chief of the Anti-Alien Agency uses it to destroy a planet.
After the frog turns into a prince, he and the Princess do not live happily ever after and the Prince decides to look for a witch to help him remedy the situation.
A transmission received from outer space in a combination of different Earth languages tells of an alien schoolboy's fantastic excuse for being late to school again.
Melvin, a cautious cement mixer, worries that he cannot keep up with the other trucks, but when Rita needs help, he overcomes his fear in order to help her.
Michael K. seeks out the help of fellow fifth graders when the SPHDZ, who are trying to blend into Earth culture, draw attention to themselves by mixing up holidays, cartoons, and commercials, and risk being discovered by Agent Umber.
Contains a collection of short stories, drawings, poems, and memoirs from well-known writers of "guy" fiction, written by boys, for boys. Includes pieces by Daniel Pinkwater, Neil Gaiman, Will Hobbs, Stephen King, Gary Paulsen, among other.
Contains three stories from Trucktown, including "Meet Max," in which a monster truck needs help when his jumping and flipping lands him upside down; "Meet Jack and Gabriella," in which the two friends try to get to Pete's party; and "Meet Izzy," in which an ice cream truck wants to get dizzy.
