Part 1, Welcome to Edgeview: Chapters 7-13 Summary

In Chapter 7, after waking to the smoldering ruins of his Edgeview handbook in the trash, Martin attends his first classes at Edgeview with Torchie. Mr. Parsons, the math teacher, tries to get Martin to tell the class something about himself. Martin becomes annoyed and makes a rude comment about Mr. Parsons' lack of hair. Later, when papers are handed out, Cheater becomes annoyed by his failing grade.

In Chapter 8, on his way to English class, Martin is punched in the shoulder by Bloodbath. In English, Martin meets Miss Nomad, a young teacher who is very enthusiastic. Miss Nomad tells the class that anyone can be a writer, but Martin disagrees because he has an uncle who writes very bad novels. When Miss Nomad pushes the subject, Martin offends her by making comments about...