Wes is ready for 6th grade. He has the style, the friends....what he's not prepared for are the challenges of a teacher who wants his students to think about how they fit into the world around theme and a neighborhood that is about to change drastically. A real estate developer wants to buy out the Kensington Oaks and turn it into upscale condos and shops, just minutes from downtown. Wes' mom is the head of the neighborhood association and a leader of the opposition, but the grownups are tempted by the money that selling their homes will bring. They have no unified plan until Wes begins talking to his teacher about community resources, gentrification, and eventually discovers the forgotten history of the neighborhood that might result in being designated for historic preservation.
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