Middle school is a mine field. Albert G. List spends his first day confronting mean girls, suffering bullies, and befriending a creepy janitor as he searches in vain for his homeroom. The vice principal is after him, there are rumors of ghosts in the basement, the mean girls plot against his sister and the bullies pulverize his egg salad sandwich. Finally, after a surprise visit and pep talk from his idol, Spiderman, Albert decides to take charge, not only winning friends, but influencing people, and best of all, getting his revenge.