Young Aiden is blessed with an extraordinary gift-- a genius for observing the complex world of public schools through a child's lens, and putting it into words. In a series of journals inspired by his teacher, he takes us back to fourth grade, on his terms, weaving lyrical stories that simultaneously captivate, enrage, and entertain. But Aiden is not just a storyteller. He's a fighter, with a natural instinct to defend the things that matter: his family, his Yankees hat, and of course, his remarkable first-year teacher, Ms. Rios. Not since "The Art of Racing in the Rain" has such an unlikely...