Trip Park

Presents a collection of two books in the Rotten School series. In the first book, Bernie Bridges, the egotistical planner and schemer for a group of fourth-graders at The Rotten School, is determined to outsmart his rival in a pie-eating contest. In the second book, in order to hide a bulldog in his no-pets-allowed dorm, scheming fourth-grader Bernie Bridges enrolls his pet as a transfer student.

The biggest, toughest girl in school joins the football team and foils a sly fourth grader's attempts to win the affections of the snobbiest girl in the class.

As the annual I. B. Rotten Competition approaches, the school's egotistical schemer, Bernie Bridges, fears that his pet parrot, Lippy, is no longer a good luck charm.

When the most timid boy in Rotten School's fourth grade becomes the target of its biggest bully, Bernie Bridges decides to fight brawn with brains by convincing the bully that a ghost is out to get him.

With the Board of Inspectors threatening to shut down Rotten School, Bernie Bridges only has time for one last money-making scheme, but his friends are too obsessed with a role-playing video game to help him.

When Mrs. Heinie decides that she can't take it anymore and is replaced by an extremely strict teacher, Mr. Skruloose, Bernie Bridges and his Rotten House buddies try to think of a way to bring Mrs. Heinie back.

Rhyming text and illustrations identify many common insects. An alphabetically arranged list of names of insects provides additional miscellaneous facts about them.

Jennifer Ecch is determined to go out with Bernie Bridges, but when they're both invited to the All-Night party Bernie comes up with a plan that will finally make her stop pursuing him.