Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Jim, whom Junie B. hates, is in her class. He steps on her shoe, leaving a scratch, but when she yells at him, Mrs. corrects her and doesn’t address Jim at all. Junie B. runs to the red chair she picked out last week, but another girl is sitting there and won’t move, so Junie B. must sit in a yellow chair, which she doesn’t like because it’s the same color as the bus. When she makes a mistake while making her nametag, she hollers again. Mrs. shushes her and gives her a new one. The girl who sat in her seat is called Lucille, and she has pretty red fingernails.

Lucille and Junie B. are paired up for a school tour. First, the class visits the Media Center, and Junie B. is excited because books are her favorite thing. When they visit the cafeteria, Junie B. comments on the delicious smell, and Jim tells her that she smells. Lucille laughs hard, which makes Junie B. angry, but when Jim says something mean to Lucille, too, Junie B. takes her hand.