Ramona is excited for her first day of third grade, but all does not go exactly as planned. Her new shoes squeak, she cracks an egg on her head, and to top it all off, her teacher, Mrs. Whaley thinks she's a nuisance!
Beezus and Ramona are disgusted when they find out what their dinner's mystery meat really is. After refusing to eat it, their parents suggest they make dinner for the family the next night.