Maggie is excited. It's the first day of school and now she can show the teacher what a great reader she is. But when Maggie is called to the front of the class, her knees shake like jelly, her mouth dries up like a desert, and she can't utter a sound. It isn't until snooty Kimberly picks on the stuttering Sam that Maggie is able to forget her own dilemma and show everyone what she can really do.