A Very New Day is about a boy with Cerebral palsy, who goes to go regular school for the first time in junior high school and uses Morse code to write. Rich Trout is unable use his hands. He drives his electric wheelchair and writes in Morse code with his head. Rich doubts that he belongs in regular school after being isolated in special education in elementary school. He is inspired by Mrs. Tilley, his English teacher, who treats him as a regular student and shows Rich that he can do anything is possible. Rich wants to be a writer. Mrs. Tilley has a friend, who is an author with Cerebral palsy and becomes a role model for Rich.