Suitable for young readers who are ready for chapters.
Miss Bruce is the new student-teacher in Jake's second-grade class, and she never smiles. Never. But when Jake cracks up the 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!
But then things get out of hand, and Jake finds himself in big trouble. Has Jake discovered - too late - that not everybody loves a clown?
