"Desmond has been waiting his whole life for this day. It is the sixth-grade field trip to Crab Shell Pier, home to the awesomely fantastic Mountain Full of Monsters ride, and Desmond has one goal: convince Tina Schimsky to ride it with him. But once inside the amusement park, Desmond finds that executing his master plan will be no simple feat. Accompanied by his best friend, Ricky, Desmond must outwit both the tyrannical Mr. Needles and the nefarious bully Scott Selzer, along with anyone---or anything---else in the way. And when Desmond discovers that the Mountain Full of Monsters ride is slated for destruction at the end of the summer, the race is on to save it--and just maybe win the girl of his dreams . . . Can Desmond do it?"--P. [4] of cover.