The Slime from the Black Lagoon

Hubie is a student in Mr. Hyde's strange science class, where the teacher assigns the class to create their own slime. When a new student named Butch Pounder arrives at school, Hubie imagines wild rumors about him being a dangerous bully. The story follows Hubie as he learns that Butch is actually just a lonely new student looking for a friend. The book has a reading level of 2.9 and is intended for lower elementary grades.