Blythe Auffarth

Carrie rediscovers her youth when she meets a new man who owns a comic-book store, Miranda relives the horrors of puberty when she is forced to get braces, Charlotte and Trey work on their extracurricular activities, and Samantha is hired by a wealthy 13-year-old girl to plan the bar mitzvah of the century.

Gibbs is forced to revisit his painful past when his former mother-in-law turns out to be a witness in a murder investigation.

A restless Veronica is plagued by dreams in which the students killed in the bus crash confront her. Meanwhile, when Logan and Weevil work on a physics project together, neither is enthusiastic until they discover that their success might help Veronica receive a scholarship. Later, when a large number of students are diagnosed with a medical ailment that gives them the right to postpone school tests and projects, the concerned principal hires Keith to investigate the validity of the disorder.

It's the first day of high school for Zack and Cody. It's also the first day for London, who's never been to a state school before. They all end up in detention.

Doug befriends a driver from one of IPS' competitors, but eventually discovers it's just a ruse to make him the butt of a joke. Meanwhile, Carrie becomes a mentor for a troubled teen, but isn't the best of influences.