The story "Mandy Goes to School" is a continuation of "Our Dog Mandy". Clay and Ethan arrive to school on the first day, but don't realize Mandy jumped into Clay's backpack. When the boys arrive at school, they amazingly discovered that Mandy was also there. Thankfully, Mandy was given permission to stay for the day.

The boys learned a lesson. Sometimes things happen in life that are unexpected, but it's up to the individual and how they respond to it.