" Nooooooooo!” “Don’t gooooooooo!” As much as I hate to use the L word, we all love Mr. Granite. We didn’t want him to leave. “Mr. Granite has been teaching at our school for a long time,” said Mr. Klutz to the aliens. “Why are you suddenly showing up now?” Good question. That’s why Mr. Klutz is the principal. “We do apologize for our lateness,” said one of the Mr. Granites. "

― Dan Gutman , Mr. Cooper Is Super! (My Weirdest School #1)