In New York in 1971, Jamila and Josie are bused across Queens where they try to fit in at a new, integrated junior high school while their best friend, Francesca, tests the limits at a private school.--

"Fourteen-year-old JV cheerleaders Chloe, Kate, Emily, and Devin return as the Timberwolves prepare for Nationals amidst the dramas of best friends, boyfriends, and freshman year at Northside High in Southern California"--

As the summer of 1969 turns to fall in their New Jersey town, twelve-year-old Brody plays football in his first year at junior high while his older brother's protest of the war in Vietnam causes tension with their father.

Benny and Virginia investigate when the student body president is maimed during Winship Academy's science expo in what may have been an accident, while a mystery man was handing out drugs.

Three New York high school students try to sort out their emotions as they deal with relationships, crushes, their families, and planning for the future.

It is time for the annual Robot Warriors contest, when each student has to build a robot to compete in various trials--but when John Riley finds himself in direct competition with his best friend Kaal he is worried that their friendship will not survive the test.

Matt Stevens, an average middle schooler with a glib tongue and a knack for solving crimes, uncovers a mystery while working with "the organization," a mafia-like syndicate run by seventh-grader Vincent "Mr. Biggs" Biggio, specializing in forged hall passes, test-copying rings, black market candy selling, and taking out hits with water guns.

When the Hornets lose their quarterback for the season and the replacement lacks the talent to take charge, the coach picks a solid receiver as emergency quarterback.

Kanchana is a Thai-American high school senior in a small Kansas town. She struggles with a disapproving grandparent and her inability to fit in with her white peers. By secretly designing clothing that reflects both cultures, she creates something uniquely her own. When her mother agrees to provide a home for Shelly, a teenage girl, the girl seems to want everything Kanchana has-- even the boy she has a crush on. Just how far will Shelly go to belong?...

Marion High, an inner-city school in Indianapolis, has never had a state championship. It's D-Bow's Senior Year, his A-Game is ready, big-time colleges are taking notice, and he's dreaming big. What's rattling D-Bow is the cocky white guy, Daryl. He wants D-Bow's job at point. It's time for D-Bow to man up. He needs to be the team leader, and he needs to bring that A-Game.