I Learned a New Word Today ... Genocide

Javier Mendoza has learned a new word and he does not like it.

As his fifth grade class explores the shocking history of countries ranging from Armenia to Sudan, Javier realises that the past -- and even the present -- is telling him a story that he cannot ignore.

Then he overhears a conversation that triggers a mysterious chain of events at his school.

Now Javier is faced with the reality that no one is immune to the consequences of genocide. And perhaps everyone has a responsibility to help end it, even himself.