Jayden Allen Mindendorf is an eleven year boy with a reputation for being a bully. He enters fifth grade with a promise and a warning. He has a chance to make a new beginning, but is told that this is his last chance. Jay's life has been a mess as long as he can remember. His father being sent to jail, his mother struggling to make ends meet, his family's constant moving, and his problems at school all seem to work against him. He has been bullied his whole life until he meets up with the Foster Road Friends in fourth grade. This "gang" of bullies takes his life in a direction that he doesn't really like, but, as he says, "At least they're not bullying me " Will Jay be able to get his life under control with the help of Mrs. Roberts and some new friends? Or will Mr. Shaw and Chris Burnham interfere with his promise to his mother that he will behave this year?