Eight year old Melanie Fisher can't remember a time when she was included in classroom activities. Her peers seem to ignore her, and the professor never calls on her. In fact, nobody pays her any mind...until a new student transfers to her school.
She takes a leap of faith and tries to talk to Toby Yeoman, the transfer student, and is surprised when he becomes her best friend. However, not everything is as it seems, and there's something deeper going on.