Bluford High

Lonely without her grandmother and ex-boyfriend, sad about the troubles in her parents' marriage, and struggling with anxiety after nearly being raped, Darcy Willis learns that one of her friends is hiding a difficult secret.

When Roylin Bailey falls in love with a new girl in his history class, he finds that his life starts to fall apart.

High school student Liselle Mason, having found out she is pregnant, struggles to decide what to do and who she can trust.

High school student Jamee Wills, having become the target of bullies after trying to stop them from teasing the shy new girl Angel McAllister, struggles to decide how to handle the situation.

Vicky Fallon feels her life spinning out of control when her father loses her job, her troubled little brother is kicked out of school, her grades start to fall, and her parents start to fight, and as she struggles to hold everything together, Vicky fears she is about to lose everything.

Cindy Gibson, an African-American teenager struggling with her mother's neglect and her mother's boyfriend's emotional abuse, must find strength she did not know she had when the boy she thought would be her savior begins beating her.

Darcey Willis does not know where to turn for help when a series of frightening incidents culminate with the disappearance of her sister Jamee.

At Bluford High, Darcy Wills and Brisana Meeks, who used to be friends, become bitter rivals, especially when Darcy finds out the Brisana wants her boyfriend.

Bluford freshman Tyray Hobbs, the class bully and tormentor of Darrell Mercer, is determined to get revenge on Darrell, the only boy who ever stood up to Tyray.

Hakeem Randall, already upset by his father's illness, and his family's move to Detroit, finds his anger reaching a boiling point when he is forced to share a bedroom with his moody and secretive cousin Savon, a childhood friend who soon becomes an enemy.