Tara Hof is an invaluable teammate and successful teacher, but try telling that to her seventh-graders. Most simply resent her, but Nikki Gardener has a habit of taking her emotions and running with them. Tara's intimidating her to the point of paralysis, making science class one to be dreaded. But after Tara handles an emergency medical act, Nikki's perspective of her changes - as does everyone else's. Tara will be teaching them in science until...