Shane, a boy with big dancing dreams, learns the meaning of courage and community.

When Gil, a Black teen from Brooklyn, struggles to fit in at his primarily white Manhattan prep school, he wages a clandestine war against the racist administration, parents, and students, while working with other Black students to ensure their voices are finally heard.

Twelve-year-old Kiki Booker is a science whiz and she is looking forward to the contest that is run by the Future of Tech and Science, a local television show; but at the moment she is also concerned about saving her local bakery, Daisy's Desserts, which may be driven out of business by a big superstore--and she has a personal dilemma because her father is handling the publicity for Bakery Barn.