His sister Missy recommends that he try to make friends with other people who checked out the book since they too are looking to make friends. He therefore, gets a copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People from the school library and tries its methods on various students and teachers without success.
Sheldon learns that his mother is worried about him not having any friends. 'Rockets, Communists, and the Dewey Decimal System' He tries to find his place in the new school and Georgie must deal with having a younger sibling in his class.
On his first day, he questions his teachers and informs students of their rule-breaking. Having shown more skills than a typical child his age, he skipped several grades. Sheldon Cooper, a 9-year-old genius, begins his first day of high school in the ninth grade with his older brother, George 'Georgie' Cooper Jr.
