 In Monument, Oregon, four children are about to make their way to their first day of high school.Tara Markov, a troubled child with an alcoholic mother, Garfield "Gar" Logan, a boy who is worried about skipping two grades, Victor "Vic" Stone, a boy whose mother, Elinore Stone, has high expectations for him, and Joseph "Joey" Wilson, an extremely gifted boy who finds high school boring.Throughout the rest of the day, the children discover that they have newfound abilities.