New in town and navigating the complexities of Alder High (go 'Varks), Geoff Smith might be a little more comfortable with a guitar in his hands than with a conversation. His father, a professor and collector of magical oddities, is a local goth hero, but that doesn't exactly boost Geoff's popularity. However, his dad's latest find, a mysterious book of spells, might be instrumental to winning a seemingly impossible bet with his crush, Corinne. In...

"Despite being part of a young generation of Palestinian Arabs whose families chose to stay and challenge the Israeli state after Al-Nakba, 17-year-old Tamer and his friends are just like any other group of teenage boys. When a beautiful new student named Maysaa' joins their class, Tamer immediately falls for her and is drawn into her political activism. Together they join fellow classmate, Safwat, in an operation to covertly raise the Palestinian...