When rookie Teacher Todd Hunter greets his first class of ninth graders, he sees in half their faces bedtime stories and good-night kisses, piano lessons and 4-H clubs.
It\'s a rocky start, until one day he takes his.
Somehow, some way, he\'s going to help the pelicans soar with the eagles.
At that moment, Todd decides to make the bruised and beaten half of his class as successful as the cheerful, confident half.
In the other half, he sees ducking and dodging, last picked and first kicked.
When rookie Teacher Todd Hunter greets his first class of ninth graders, he sees in half their faces bedtime stories and good-night kisses, piano lessons and 4-H clubs