While sitting in the naughty chair, Roger thinks of a way he can stop being a crabby pants, but his family may not be happy with his solution.

Larry lies about practically everything until he meets a girl who outsmarts him.

Lacey Walker talks constantly, but when she loses her voice one day she learns that being quiet and listening can be good too.

With her grandmother's help, Lucille learns to control her jealousy toward her sister Margaret.

Against her mother's wishes, Ruth wears her favorite pajamas to school but soon regrets her choice.

Sam is so shy that nobody knows much about him, but when he must stand in front of his class for show-and-tell, he finds the courage to share.

"Miles McHale is a tattletale. And everybody knows it. But he's not the only one who needs help, so his teacher decides: it's time to fight the Tattle Battle! But will Miles figure out the right time to tell a grown-up about another person's behavior, or is he doomed to be a tattletale forever?"--publisher's website.

Lucia Lacorte's gaming club meets on Fridays, but the truth is the other members are not having fun because, win or lose, Lucia is a very poor sport; a fact that is finally made clear to her when the others stop showing up, and her grandfather mimics her behavior when he wins--and loses.