After spending the summer with her artist grandmother Trisha knows she wants to be an artist too. She´s thrilled when her sketches get her into Miss Chew´s special art class at the high school. A substitute teacher tells her she´s wasting time on art when she should be studying - but fortunately this is one battle that Miss Chew and Trisha are up for! This true story shows just how important a teacher can be in a child´s life - and celebrates the power of art itself.