Michael will not conform. He is always untidy, late, and cheeky. He is, according to his teachers, 'the worst boy in the school'. It is not that he doesn't like reading or sums or science experiments; he just doesn't like the way they are done in school. When he builds a rocket, the teachers say it won't work. But as Michael blasts off into the stratosphere, they change their tune: 'We always knew that boy would go far'. Zany illustrations. Fun for bright sparks who refuse to conform.