Suzy Kline

The students in Miss Mickle's third-grade class enjoy a boat trip on the Connecticut River after a class discussion of ancestors reveals that Sidney and Ida both have connections to the sea.

Harry plots revenge against Sidney, the class tattletale, when Miss Mackle's second graders go on a field trip to the pond.

Herbie meets a new teacher and makes a new friend on his first day of second grade.

Song Lee is upset when she receives hateful notes in class, but she finds an appropriate and positive way to deal with them.