It's Joe Connolly's first day at secondary school and everything is going wrong. How do you survive the worst first day ever without your best friend by your side?
When an adrenaline-fueled game of dares gets out of hand, Joe accidentally throws a ball at a teacher and now he's in big, big trouble.
It is Joe's 12th birthday and he can't wait for everyone at school to know, until he learns about the school tradition of birthday beats.
Everyone at O'Malley Secondary School seems to have found love apart from Joe. He decides today is the day he will get a girlfriend.
Joe knows he will be humiliated if he admits to being scared of Siobhan Murphy's terrifying Halloween story.
Joe Connolly is going to the dentist while everyone else at school is learning about their bits. How will he ever catch up?
Joe arrives at the disco with high hopes of a slow dance with Daisy Adeyemi. The only thing standing in his way is his best friend, Frisbo, who has his own high hopes of knee sliding. And girls don't like knee slides.
It's Christmas, and Joe is having to stay in his brother Jamie's room. Joe now must endure a night of Jamie's cruelty and figure out what to do when a girl texts you.
After forgetting his permission slip for the school trip, Joe faces a day in school without friends. But luckily Lily Scott will also be in school. Finally, Joe can have a conversation with her.
Joe Connolly has never done a poo at school before but that will all change today.
Joe's shoe begins to squeak, and it's funny - at first. But after several lessons of his friends laughing at him, Joe gets back at Frisbo and the two fall out.
It is Valentine's Day and Joe Connolly has a plan to send Lily Scott a Valentine's card.
Joe Connolly has never been in a fight, but that doesn't stop him from getting the reputation as the toughest kid in year 7.
Joe Connolly has made a decision - he is going to ask Lily Scott to be his girlfriend.
Joe Connolly is Lily Scott's boyfriend and everything is great. But Joe soon realizes he cannot just be a boyfriend, he must be a good boyfriend.
It's parents evening and Joe's parents can't wait to meet his girlfriend, Lily. Joe cannot let this happen.
It's the Year 7 talent show, and Frisbo will perform his greatest ever magic trick with Joe as his stooge. But Joe has bigger problems with which to deal.
When Steve Malek steals back Joe's Mickey Page football card from Frisbo, Joe decides Steve will be his new best friend.
Joe Connolly is on a losing streak. With Sports Day fast approaching, he needs to avoid losing again at all costs.
Joe learns that Frisbo fancies Kayla Madani. Joe wants to help his best friend, but there is a problem. Kayla is Lily Scott's best friend.
