Mr. Hynde is the music teacher at Ella Mentry School.

Mr. Hynde teaches the students how to play the guitar.

A.J.'s best friend is named Ryan.

Mr. Hynde tells the students that music is not important in everyday life.

Andrea Young is a girl in A.J.'s class who always tries to get good grades.

A.J. is excited about music class from the very beginning of the story.

Mr. Hynde does unusual and surprising things that make the students think he is strange.

Emily is known in the story as a student who cries very easily.

A.J. narrates the story in the third person.

Mr. Hynde is described as being very enthusiastic and energetic about music.

The story takes place at a school called Ella Mentry School.

A.J. thinks Andrea is really cool and wants to be just like her.

Mr. Hynde tries to get the students involved in performing music.

A.J. and his friends think that Mr. Hynde is a perfectly normal teacher.

Michael is one of the boys in A.J.'s group of friends.

Mr. Hynde's class is a math class.

A.J. often makes funny comments about things that happen at school.

Andrea always agrees with everything A.J. says.

The book is written in a humorous and lighthearted style.

Mr. Hynde is a brand-new teacher who has never taught before.