Jake is determined to win the grand prize at Despres Elementary School's first science fair, not only for the Hyper-Cross-Functional Bluntium Twelve computer system, but also to beat the annoying third grade know-it-alls, Marsha McCall and Kevin Young.

"Miss Bruce is the new student teacher in Jake's second-grade class, and she never smiles. Never. But when Jake cracks up during class during a spelling bee, he sees the tiniest hint of a smile at the corner of her mouth. Suddenly, Jake has a new mission in life; to be so funny that even Miss Bruce will laugh!"