Fourteen-year-old Julian's parents seperated when he was a baby and he is still angry and hurt. On a road trip with his mother and her new beau, Julian finds that love and happiness which comes in many forms.
When Miles is put on probation for stealing a car, he learns about hot rods and rebuilding cars. When the project is stolen, Mile has to face up to his friends.
When Allie fears she is pregnant, she leaves home with Razz, a skateboard champion.Returning home she is caught up in a tornado that threatrens to destroy everyting.She learns to believe in herself and face her furture.
When Megan's brother Danny is killed in an apparent robbery, she wants to believe it was an accident but as she digs deeper into Danny's death, she discovers that Danny was in a lot of trouble. Megan is determined to find out the truth about her brother's death despite the growing danger to herself.
The death of Jordan's brother two years earlier in what appeared to be a random act, has lasting effects on the entire family, especially Jordan who knows more than he is saying about the murder.
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.