This warm, friendly narrative centered around the young boys Ben and Cam and their experience on the first day of the new school year. Having moved to town over the summer, Cam, though excited, dreads attending school without Ben in his class. However, their disappointment is overturned by Jack, Cam's karate classmate, who celebrates them as being in the same class. Despite initial worries, it ends on a high note, with the boys looking forward to a fun-filled school year.
The story is 392 words long. A few of the difficult words could be: nervous, classmate, posted, bummer, giggle, groovy and goofy as these words may not yet be part of an early reader's vocabulary.