I found this very dry, but it may be that I didn't mesh with the humor. I don't know if most MG kids will have the patience for this though it brings up a serious issue of lack of school funding and the terrible conditions teachers face in a simple way. It also hints well at a middle-schooler who (may) like the same-sex/or is at least not heterosexual because it's not defined in this volume; it's not done with the 'this is a very special episode' tone. 

Overall, the artwork was cute and managed to interweave a serious issue, but it couldn't capture my interest.