Luis Jones is a fourteen year old with an exceptionally brilliant mind. When he makes it to the eighth grade, however, his brilliance seems to work against him. He meets a bully who is ardent at bringing him down. Eventually, the bully succeeds and turns nearly the whole world against him. At this time, however, Luis finds himself with an impossible task: that of redeeming himself by rescuing a school from the shackles of despair and helplessness.