Books in Eugene Series series

In the fourth and final book of the Eugene Series, Henry joins the freshman football team at Richard M. Nixon High School and quickly becomes a star wide receiver. As other students make plans for the Homecoming Gala, Henry discovers that the same courage used on the football field is harder to find when asking a girl for a date. Eugene is excited for his brother's gridiron accomplishments, but becomes dismayed after realizing Henry no longer wants him tagging along. A rekindled friendship with Karl leads the pair to face off against a gang of older kids who are harassing a fellow classmate. Butchie, the janitor, finds his life changing in a big way. One day he stops by the home of Henry and Eugene with a special request.

In the third installment of the Eugene Series, Henry is persuaded by his school lunchroom buddies to run for eighth-grade class president when budget cuts and policies set forth by the board of education affect the entire student body. Butchie, the janitor, has misgivings with Henry's political ambitions. He knows the parents of Henry's opponent and they are a power couple who will stop at nothing to assure their daughter's victory. Henry and Eugene can still count on Butchie to help with the campaign, even when his love life with Gail Paisley is causing distractions. Will the campaign efforts of Butchie and Eugene be enough to propel Henry to victory when he runs for class president?

In the second book of the Eugene Series, Henry and Eugene learn at Alice's lemonade stand that the Hutchinson's house and land is in foreclosure. The news is so distressing that Eugene solicits his older brother to do something. Is a seventh grader able to stop the sheriff from auctioning off the property? Will Butchie, the school janitor, join the cause after his life takes an unexpected turn during a date with Gail Paisley?