The kids from Mr. Terupt's fifth- and sixth-grade classes are entering their first year of junior high. There's a lot to be excited about, but starting at a new school isn't easy. PETER and JEFFREY face tough competition on the court. JESSICA is waiting for a letter that could change her fate. LUKE dreads going to school for the first time ever. ALEXIA's school year is off to a disasterous beginning. DANIELLE isn't feeling so well. What could be wrong? And ANNA desperately wants her mother's boyfriend to propose. Everything is missing Mr. Terupt. When a fight threatens to break up the group forever, they think their favorite teacher is the only one who can help them. But the kids soon find out that it's Mr. Terupt who needs saving.