Jacob Kogan

宇宙艦隊士官である父親を幼いころに亡くしたカークは、自由な心を持つ行動的な青年に成長するが、父の遺志を継ごうと宇宙艦隊アカデミーに入学。やがてバルカン星からの緊急救助要請を受け、宇宙艦隊のUSSエンタープライズが出発することになり、カークや親友マッコイらアカデミーの若者たちも乗り込むことに。バルカン星を襲ったのは好戦的なロミュラン人だった。カークはサブリーダーのスポックと対立するようになるが……。

Mom Nancy, a schoolteacher, is unable to handle the constant barrage of hostility from her three children. Husband Ira is ineffectual in helping his wife with her anxiety. Older son Mikey is barely able to express himself. Middle child Meghan flouts whatever restrictions her parents place on her, and youngest child Spencer, needs to be handcuffed to the car just to participate in family outings.

The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua, an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.