Shaw, struggling to understand the suicide of his famous author father, moves from Vancouver to Winnipeg with his mother and is finally able, with the help of his mom and new friends, to come to terms with his loss.
Haley, feeling alienated from her best friend since she started dating a guy several years older than her, has difficulty when her mother's boyfriend starts making advances toward her and she feels she cannot discuss it with anyone.
Julie, tired of being bullied and not fitting in, gets a chance for revenge when her brother captures her chief tormentor, Dana, in a compromising position, but she learns that getting even does not feel as good as she thought it would.
Ben, warned away from the ocean by his grandfather and parents, meets Ray, an aging surfer dying of cancer, who shares his skills and philosophy of surfing with Ben.
Liam and Tej must rely on all of their survival resources to escape a ferocious bear tracking them after they lose control of their truck in a rainstorm on a remote logging road.
An artistically talented young man with a physical disability decides to fight for what he believes when a spirit-crushing new teacher arrives at his school.
