Schraff, Anne

When Jaris and his friends witness an alleged shooter escaping from a crime scene, he does not know if he should come forward with his information, even after discovering the victim was an innocent bystander.

When her father's rules seem too strict, Chelsea rebels by taking unnecessary risks.

Jaris and Marko were in a position to see Sereeta sitting in a chair, her hands bound, an older woman sat in another chair, her hands bound, too, and finally two little girls huddled in one corner of the room.

When Trevor's mother discourages his relationship with known troublemaker Vanessa, Trevor hides it from his family and friends.

Beginning his junior year at Cesar Chavez High School, Ernesto Sandoval didn't want to move back to the barrio until he sees Naomi Martinez and finds himself falling in love.

Wanting desperately to get some money to help out his grandparents, high school senior Kevin considers getting mixed up with the wrong crowd.

When an unpopular teacher is the victim of escalating acts of vandalism and a classmate is accused, Oliver and Alonee attempt to find the true culprit.

Jaris Spain feels trapped by his failures in the classroom, with sports, and even with Sereeta, but he hides his own darkness from everyone.

Derrick Shaw witnesses a murder, but he feels sick and guilty about promising not to reveal the identity of the shooter, a former Tubman student.

Although Denique is attracted to Trevor, she feels she must focus her attention on graduating from high school and getting a job so her family can move out of the projects.