Eleven-year-old Jesse tries to find a way to free his new friend, a 7,000-pound killer whale named Willy, from a miserable existence as the star attraction at an amusement park.
Lauren would love to be part of the popular crowd at school, and when an attractive new girl seems to befriend her and offers a chance at popularity, Lauren does not recognize how she is being manipulated.
New to town, seventh-grader Tony worries that he'll never have a social life since his father works for the unpopular nuclear plant and his only friend, Paul, is a social recluse whose primary interest is his science fair project.
Angelo's father knows some things about the mob so federal prosecutors place his family in the Witness Protection Program. If Angelo sees his girlfriend again, the police, feds, and thugs will be after him.
Overweight high school senior Bo decides to change her image while working on the school play with a former star football player who is also struggling to find a new identity for himself.
High school rock musicians Gary, Susan, Oscar, and Karl, the Electric Outlet, pursue their dream of stardom by trying to get their pictures in the paper and their records on the radio.