It's the start of fifth grade at Snow Hill School, and seven students find themselves thrown together in Mr. Terupt's class. There's PETER, the class clown. JESSICA, the new girl. LUKE, the brain. ALEXIA, the queen bee. JEFFREY, the slacker. DANIELLE, the pushover. And ANNA, the shy one. They don't have much in common, and they've never gotten along. Not until a certain new teacher arrives and helps them to find strength inside themselves⁠—and in each other. But when Mr. Terupt suffers a terrible accident, will his students be able to remember the lessons he taught them? Or will their lives go back to the way they were before⁠—before fifth grade and before Mr. Terupt?