Tyler and Zach, who don't believe in ghosts, are dared by a friend to spend a night in the old Blackwood house for a chance to win money, and when they decide to go for it, they wonder if they should have stayed away.
The bonds of friendship among Tony La Roche and the group of misfits he leads are tested when they are confronted by a real gang, and it is not long before they must come to terms with growing up and growing apart.
While Libby and Ian, who live with their non-conformist father, experience the problems of starting over at a new high school, their mother resurfaces in their lives and wants them to come and live with her in California.
Ian, a teenager who prides himself on being a misfit, meets a friend for a lifetime when he agrees to tutor a young student and is united with Prometheus, a hulking, tough-looking boy with a heart of gold.
With the help of a former member of Alcoholics Anonymous, a member of a cycle racing team learns to control his drinking and restore a sense of purpose to his life.
