Calvin is sad that his next door neighbors are moving away, but it is even worse when Harper, the biggest bully at Carver Elementary, moves in next door. In addition to trying to hide from Harper so he doesn’t discover that he lives next door to Calvin, the science fair is coming up. Calvin wants to win first so that his dad will by him a new video game. In the meantime, Calvin’s dad invites Harper to the movies and encourages Calvin to find out why Harper might be so angry and encourages them to be friends.

The storyline is easy to follow and it touches on the topics of bullies, foster care and homelessness. The black and white illustrations complement the story.

This is book 4 of The Carver Chronicles. Although this is a series, they can be read out of order without feeling like you missed something in a previous book.