Lisa is a high school English teacher. She is the kind of teacher that every parent wants for their child. She takes her job very seriously and makes it a point to have meaningful relationships with each of the students that walk into her classroom. But in recent years there has been an overwhelming number of books being banned for educational use and that has affected Lisa's ability to do her job. She looks at banned books as a way to remove the existence of students from living on pages because she recognizes that those pages may be the only place that those students see themselves. As an avid reader she shares with her students her passion for reading and literacy that was passed down to her from her mother. In her life experiences we see her not only as an educator but also as a daughter, and sister. The hope is that we will gain a better understanding of the challenges that people outside of the educational system put on top of those who have to work within it.

The pandemic of 2020 and following years left so many students more isolated than they had ever been. For some it made an already dark world completely blackout. At the end of every day the only thing Lisa wants is for the 180 students that she teaches every day is for them to feel like they exist, they are important, they are heard, and above all else they absolutely deserve to live. A story about the fight that so many educators have fought and are having right now because it is difficult to understand why educators cannot just do for one, they must do for all.