Allie can't believe she and her friends are starting fifth grade! Even better, they have their magical fourth grade teacher, Ms. Hunter, again! Everyone knows fifth graders rule the school. This is going to be the best year ever!Until Allie steps into class, and realizes there's a new boy who's moved into the neighborhood-Scott Stamphley, a boy from her old school who everybody hated! Worse, Mrs. Hunter has assigned Allie to the desk right beside Scott's! She's going to have to sit with him for the whole year as punishment for talking too much to her old deskmates, Barbara and Erika! Fifth grade is starting to stink…almost as much as Scott.