In Brookfield School things happen fast, sometimes. And good old Ralph was hardly gone, let alone forgotten, when Archibald came to take his seat. After that things happened even faster. Too fast for Trent Conway, Wilmer Pitkin, Harley Scott, and the others who were getting ready for the big baseball game with the Lawson Lions.

In the four weeks between Arch's arrival and the game, many surprising things happened. Arch learned that Trent had six brothers, a clothes chute, and a dog that slept around. He also learned about backyard circuses, cleaning a basement, hiking, and wrestling. Trent and the others learned that Archibald could acquire some really useful skills, once he learned how red-blooded American boys should behave. By game time, Arch was ready for more than baseball.

This is a rollicking, side-splitting story by an author who knows boys and knows how to write for them.

From the dust jacket