After serving time for assault, Jada lands in foster care and a new school to try to turn her life around.

She knows she has to control her bursts of anger if she wants to go home to her mom. But the Markhams' house rules are unbearable. And what makes the staff at Rondo Alternative High School any different from the teachers who've written her off before?

When tensions flare, Jada is put to the test.

Can she find the strength to make the right decisions and regain her mom's trust—before it's too late?