partner in crime is also my best friend Teddy He lives a few houses down from me on the same block I’m always trying to think of fun things for us to do together When I get an idea it is usually awesomely epic Unfortunately my ideas don’t always go as planned and that’s when I get in trouble But I’m working on that I’m working on being a better person a better student a better everything Just like my grandpa William Burger the Hero of Hicksville He’s sort of a legend in our town He did good deeds and inspired others to do the same And like Grandpa I’m going to do just that I’m going to become Billy Burger Model Citizen
1 Cloudy with a Chance of Boogers All right class time for your science quiz says Mr Karas The room responds with a series of groans and moans Mr Karas is my teacher He’s tall and has a beard Sometimes he brings his guitar to class to help us learn with songs Some of my classmates think he’s weird but I think he’s cool And smart Hey Mr Karas I think to myself For a smart
guy you’re pretty boneheaded when it comes to kids We don’t want to take quizzes about precipitation We want to play outside I raise my hand to ask if we can go outside instead Mr Karas shoots me a serious stare before I even open my mouth The answer is no Billy he says WHOA The dude must be a mind reader I lean over to my best friend Teddy sitting next to me and say I think Mr Karas is a mind reader Before Teddy can respond Mr Karas says A little less noise please He hands out a piece of paper to each of us But I can’t be quiet Something inside me is bursting to get out Mr Karas I say without raising my hand I think we’d learn a lot more about precipitation if we went outside to study it And the best place to do that is probably on the playground
Some of my classmates laugh at my joke Sal snorts and a wet booger lands on his paper It’s green and slimy and it’s glistening under the light EWW shrieks Polly That’s gross Nice shot says Teddy More like nice snot I reply The class laughs Parker gets out of his seat so he can inspect the booger He is so nosy Parker is always sticking his big nose in other people’s business
