Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.

With the help of his grandfather, underachieving fifth-grader Hank Zipzer finally discovers that he is good at ping-pong, but he is afraid to tell his classmates for fear of being ridiculed.

When a classmate makes fun of her name, eight-year-old Stella picks a new one for herself, but discovers that the name she abandoned suits her just fine.

Eloise would rather tease her tutor, Philip, than let him teach her math.