Charlie Draper has been struggling to be normal all his life. He's successfully hidden his extraordinary brain power until the 6th grade. One day in Mr. Twiddle's class, his boredom and frustration finally reach a boiling point. The in-class melt down results in his expulsion from 'normal school' - to date the best day of Charlie's young life.

He was sent for a psychological exam. The results reveal his abnormal intellect and lead to his placement in a 'special' school for the gifted but behaviorally challenged, The Brain Learning Trust or 'BLT' for short.

Here, Charlie finds a home...