Presents two stories of life at Lockwood High in which shy cheerleader Randal Raines tries too hard to fit in, and kicker E.R. Stone feels the pressure from his football coach to do well during the season.

Chris is a high school student growing up in Brooklyn, NY who just wants to hang with the cool kids, date pretty girls and have a normal family. But the ups and downs of a typical teen turn hilarious when seen through an outrageous and irreverent point of view. His school is located in a predominantly Italian neighborhood. He is constantly faced with many new challenges. Chris Rock narrates this touching story that was inspired by his own childhood...

"Sherise thinks Carlos is fine. Everyone else, including her sister, Kiki, says he's a thug. But Carlos swears that he's out of the game"--p. [4] of cover.

Tells the story of Ben McKee, a new sophomore at Bluford High School. At home, Ben is living a nightmare. His mother has married Larry, an abusive man who wants nothing to do with his stepson. And when Larry loses his job and starts drinking, Ben finds himself -- and his mother -- in grave danger.

A coming-of-age story that explores the unique struggles of a group of young female athletes, and the struggles their coach and mentors go through to save their high school's basketball program.

When professional basketball player Ken Reeves suffers a serious knee injury, his career comes to a grinding halt, and all his dreams of glory seem shattered - until a friend offers him a job as a basketball coach for a Los Angeles inner city school.

"Like any awkward teenager, Virgil Hawkins worries about girls, pocket money, girls and getting beaten up. But recently, he's had even more on his mind: his newfound super-powers, his secret identity-- and girls. On a night of terror dubbed 'The Big Bang,' Virgil Hawkins received incredible electromagnetic powers...so his swashbucking alter ego, Statis was born. A wisecracking crusader in a city infested with superhuman crime, Static is about to learn...