Miss Daisy is Crazy!

The story follows second-grader A.J., who hates school, as he encounters his new teacher, Miss Daisy, at Ella Mentry School. Miss Daisy surprisingly admits she also hates school and claims she cannot perform basic academic tasks like math or spelling. This leads A.J. and his classmates to believe she is the 'dumbest teacher ever.' Despite their suspicions that she might be an imposter, the students decide not to tell Principal Klutz, fearing a 'real' teacher would make them learn. Principal Klutz then challenges the class: if they read one million pages, they can rent the school for a night and turn it into a video game arcade. Miss Daisy cleverly uses the students' interests, like football and bonbons, to motivate them to learn and read. The class meets the reading goal, enjoys their video game party, and A.J. later sees Miss Daisy reading, suggesting her 'ignorance' was a clever ruse to inspire her students.