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Inspired by the lyrics to "Maralissa Lou" by popular children's entertainer, Eddie Coker, this is the story of Zim, a fifth grade boy who finds himself embraced by the popular kids in Miss Poppycock's class. Zim's life is happy-go-lucky until he is confronted with Maralissa Lou, a small boy with birthmarks on his face, who is eager to be Zim's friend. When Zim sees the reaction of his popular cl... More

Inspired by the lyrics to "Maralissa Lou" by popular children's entertainer, Eddie Coker, this is the story of Zim, a fifth grade boy who finds himself embraced by the popular kids in Miss Poppycock's class. Zim's life is happy-go-lucky until he is confronted with Maralissa Lou, a small boy with birthmarks on his face, who is eager to be Zim's friend. When Zim sees the reaction of his popular classmates to Maralissa, he lets himself and his good heart down for the first time in his life. He walks away, leaving Maralissa alone and asking, "Hey, why won't you play with me?"

Then one day, Zim discovers a secret drawer in his desk containing a special notebook with an invitation to become a Knight in the Order of the Secret Drawer. Zim is taken on a journey of self-discovery that leads him to be true to his own good heart, lead by example, and repair the damage he's caused to himself and Maralissa on the first day of school.

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