Orca currents

Colin, having taken a job cleaning up graffiti in an upscale neighborhood, worries that he will be targeted by gangs, but he finds himself with a bigger problem on his hands when he is implicated in a string of robberies that seem to occur wherever he has been working.

Cody and his friends get caught up in gang activity when they steal a park bench.

Poe, a homeless young teen, struggles to keep his living situation a secret.

Dorf, a skateboarder, has trouble adjusting to a new city and school and his hobby gains him the reputation of a freak, but though he earns the respect of the town's troublemakers, he must gather his courage to make the kinds of changes he needs to really succeed.

Fourteen-year-old Samuel, already experiencing some of the pangs of growing up, becomes even more confused when he starts receiving cryptic letters from his Grandpa Max who he has not seen in ten years since the death of his dad.

Ninth grader Renata Nunes, a Brazilian immigrant who has won the lead part in her school's musical, finally gets the strength to stand up to Karin, her hateful understudy, when Karin humiliates her in hopes of stealing the role through intimidation.

Tina needs to find an organ donor to save Kurt's life.

Owen, who has a crush on Kamryn, sets up a blog to convince Kamryn not to date his brother, who is a manipulator, and soon learns there are consequences for his actions.

Fourteen-year-old Daria does not see a problem with her excessive use of technology to keep in touch with friends from her old school, until her habit puts a life in danger.

Fourteen-year-old Maya uses her kayaking skills to save a family of sea otters from poachers.