CLARICE BEAN seems to be in nonstop TROUBLE, almost as much as Karl Wrenbury, who is the naughtiest boy at school. Mrs. Wilberton is planning a SPELLING BEE, and just thinking about it gives Clarice a STOMACHACHE. It’s a GOOD thing there is also going to be a class performance of The Sound of Music, and Clarice is EXCEPTIONORDINARILY keen on landing a STARRING role. But when Karl Wrenbury has a family problem and gets into really big trouble, Clarice does something UTTERLY unexpected !