Second-grader Freddy hates being the middle one in the family until he gets a part in the school play.

"Readers are challenged not to laugh in a series of increasingly hilarious prompts and jokes that lead to a serious message about the pleasures of laughter"--

Led by Duncan "Gluestick" Dewey, the NERDS team uses brain power and courage rather than gadgets when they face off against supervillian Simon, his band of savage squirrels, and Albert, a middle-aged computer genius who lives with his mother. "La última vez que nos encontramos con los NERDS -- un equipo de superespías que operan desde el sótano de su escuela -- utilizaron sus habilidades de alta tecnología para impedir que un genio malévolo...

When Mr. and Mrs. Watson and their pig, Mercy, take in a movie at the Bijou Drive-In, mayhem ensues after Mercy smells the enticing scent of hot buttered popcorn.