Alan Treadwell is overweight. More than anything he wants to play baseball with the neighborhood kids who meet at the field across the street. Unfortunately, there's someone standing in his way- a bully named Jimmy Fishburn. Will Alan ever get the courage to stand up to Jimmy, or will he spend the whole summer hiding behind the tall wooden fence where he feels safe?

In Chapter 9, Angie refused to let The Mustard Seeds help her figure out how to make up for disturbing Mr. Mitchell's classroom. However, Angie soon saw a way to make a difference. She began helping others in her school by greeting them, carrying books, opening doors, becoming a reading Buddy and helping a classmate organize her desk. When Mr. Mitchel noticed that Angie's good deeds were inspiring others to do the same, he called her The Good Will Ambassador of Clover Elementary School. Both Mr. Mitchell and Principal Todd believed Angie deserved a chance to attend the Father/Daughter Dance. And while their decision made Angie happy, she still wondered who was going to take her.

Last week, Angie saw Mr. Mitchell enter the main office for his meeting with Principal Todd and secretly waited to see if the meeting went well. Morgan saw Angie and decided to stay with her until they got an answer. Once Angie got the courage to ask Mr. Mitchell if Principal Todd would let her go to the dance, she was surprised to find they had decided she would have to come up with a punishment on her own to show everyone that her apology was sincere. When Morgan told her the Mustards Seeds would help, Angie appreciated the offer, but realized this was something she had to do on her own.