The neighborhood bully picks on Matthew after art classes, but at midnight Matthew teams up with artist/wrestler Tooloose the Wrecker to face off against his foe in the ulitmate wrestling and painting match.
Matthew, having decided to become a pirate, becomes involved in a rolicking adventure involving a bus-load of pirates, a hijacked pizza van, and a plot to save the library budget.
Joey had been growing again and his skates didn't fit. But when he and his dad got to the skate store, they headed straight for the second-hand rack. Joey's heart sank. The skates his dad chose were't exactly what he had in mind.