For every parent who has ever wanted to scream, "Save me! My child is acting like a brat!" there's You're Not the Boss of Me. Filling a critical void in parenting manuals, revered childhood development and behavior expert Betsy Brown Braun, bestselling author of Just Tell Me What to Say, dispenses invaluable advice on how to brat-proof kids during the formative ages 4 through 12.

Told in alternating voices, the teacher and students in room 117 find their lives changed over the course of a school year.

The six mean Herdman kids lie, steal, smoke cigars (even the girls) and then become involved in the community Christmas pageant.