Ignatius can"t wait to go to school and meet his new friends. However, once he arrives, he discovers that his name - which he always thought was nothing out of the ordinary - is actually very unusual. Because Ignatius refuses to be called anything but his given name, his classmates often tease him. After a little pep talk from his friend Joey and a surprise announcement from a boy named Neil, Ignatius suddenly realizes having a different name isn"t such a bad thing after all.