Following a space-time fold that has stopped time on Earth for nearly a year, sixteen-year-old javelin prodigy Trudy Becker decides to figure out what will happen when she flips a mysterious power switch in her house.

For Merci Suárez, sixth grade is a year of change. A scholarship student at the posh Seaward Pines Academy, Merci must juggle extra community service and family responsibilities, all while coping with a nasty classmate and her beloved grandfather's declining health.

Vera's best friend Charlie betrays her when he starts hanging out with troublemaker Jenny Flick. When Charlie dies, Vera must decide whether to reveal the truth about his death.