Rayner, Robert

When Birmingham begins seeing Jenna, his initial enthusiasm is tempered by rumors about how many people she has been with in the past. As a result, he finds himself drawn to a new teacher and begins treading down a dangerous path.

"In the middle of the night, five teens break into a small-town high school to protest the decision to close the school and move them to a big city school. Led by Bilan, whose experience with the Arab Spring fired a passion to peacefully fight against injustice, the Gang of Five occupy their old school. The local police chief and the town quietly cheer them on. When the school board calls in a security firm to break up their occupation using any means necessary, including force, the Five have to decide how far they will go to show their outrage at having no control over decisions that affect their lives"--Amazon.

Birmingham feels lucky to go out with Jenna, but things change when he feels attracted to an older woman.

Soccer player Edison Flood is glad to be moving to Brunswick Valley where he can take a break from the pressure of being the best; however, his mother signs him up to play with a group of misfits who somehow won their division and are now playing for the championship.

Mr. Walker, the new homeroom teacher, invites overweight Toby Morton to join a new running team.

The Brunswick Valley School soccer team's star goalie has a progressive eye disease and teammate Linh-Mai helps him through the changes that will occur.

The friendly Saturday soccer games between Brunswick Valley and a neighboring town suddenly get too serious when the parents of some of the players get a coach and now the kids have to find a way to bring their games back to the way they were.

The hostility of their school's principal forces the students of Brunswick Valley to organize their own soccer team.