<p>Charlotte Murphy&mdash;trusting wife, loving mother, and dedicated teacher&mdash;comes to suspect that her wealthy, arrogant husband of eighteen years has been cheating on her and that the principal of the inner-city vocational high school where she teaches English has been changing answers on state-mandated standardized tests. Seeing their teacher&#39;s unhappiness, her students convince her to let them give her a movie star makeover. When they&#39;re done, Charlotte doesn&#39;t recognize herself and vows to change her life. Charlotte&#39;s new life is further complicated by the unwelcome attention of Theo Lagakis, the school&#39;s dean, who has a hidden agenda. Whom can she trust?</p>

<p>Charlotte&#39;s story is enhanced by the poetry she loves to teach, as well as with first-person commentary from her student and close observer, Valerie Martin. Valerie, a serious student, faces not being able to graduate from high school due to the allegedly forged scores.</p>