Standing outside the creepiest building he has ever seen, Joshua Newman hesitates to walk through the gate. It is his first day at The Roderick Bellsford School of Obedience and Discipline. The school is recognized for effective punishment and successfully turning problem children into excellent students. But Joshua can see it is more than that. The faculty is scary, the building has a mind of its own and the kids that go to detention, never come back the same.
He's been in a little trouble, a smart-mouthed prankster that likes to have a good time. So what? Don't all kids hate school? Aren't all kids looking for fun? Joshua fights resentment and anger toward his mother for sending him to this place while he tries to fit in and behave. He meets a quirky girl named Ashley, who proves to be an important sidekick when the weird get weirder and the scary get scarier.
Joshua has always had a special gift of discerning things that escape the notice of most people and he has dreams that seem to come true. With a little investigation and reliance on his gift, Joshua sees that the school's success is not the result of proper disciplinary methods, but something more sinister and dangerous.
Can Joshua figure out the school's secrets before he is sent to detention? Can he find a way to fight it? Or will he become a victim of the mysterious methods of the Roderick Bellsford School of Obedience and Discipline?