Hank has never been fond of his sister's pet iguana, and their relationship worsens when she lays her eggs inside his science project. Hank does not like science reports and when he does decide what to do he discovers his sister's pet iguana laid 18 eggs in the cable box that he was going to use.

"Seventh-grader Joseph Friedman is friendless and puny, with ADD to boot. He spends most of his time avoiding the class bully and hiding out in the Resource Room. But the Resource Room teacher encourages (i.e., practically forces) him to join the school cross country team, and he meets Heather, a new student who's tough and athletic and refuses to be pushed around by anybody"--