Matthew has been tasked as the next principal of a school on the brink of closure. Low performances and grades threaten to close the doors to Mercy Elementary School for good. Matthew knows his leadership abilities and passion for student and teacher culture could be the school's saving grace, but it will not come easily. He faces challenge after challenge, all while trying not to let his school down. Who would think, during so much being at stake, that Matthew would find his largest inspiration in the unlikeliest of places? Niki Spears returns in this follow-up book to The Beauty Underneath the Struggle with this powerful book about shifting positive culture, community, and life for the better, from the inside out.