Kropp, Paul

After seeking a better life outside the refugee camps in Cambodia, Tranh tries to start a new life at his new school in Canada, but when Martin Beamis starts bullying him, Tranh wonders how better off he really is.

Fifteen-year-old Allie Carson gets ready to go shopping, never dreaming her life is about to be ended by a bullet.

Nikki, sentenced to work as a volunteer at the hospital after being caught spray-painting the building, gets involved with the patients in the children's ward--especially seventeen-year-old Austin who lost the use of his legs in a motorcycle accident, and begins to see the folly of following the gang.

After Kevin's best friend dies from a drug overdose, he decides to start working with the police, which leads him to take on an entire drug gang and their leader, the "Candyman.".

Gas station clerk Todd has a crazy night when a storm hits and he is stuck at work with a punk, a pregnant woman, a muscleman, and a ruthless old woman.

Sam, an Innu whose family values tradition, has never been friends with Connor, a boy who thinks it is fun to chase down animals on his snowmobile, but when they get caught in the wilderness together during a blizzard, Sam and Connor must find a way to work together.

Russ learns lessons about life while staying in a harsh juvenile detention center.

Scott and Rico are excited to have found a treasure map that points to 250,000 dollars hidden in Bolton's mine, but when the school bully steals the map, Scott and Rico race to get to the treasure first.

Craig, Rory, and Lerch find themselves in a life threatening situation when they are in a school bus that crashes, leaving the driver and another passenger injured.