In the small town of Brick, New Jersey, two childhood friends, Paul and Jim, make their way through suburban life; wild and carefree. As the two grow into young adults, their reckless behavior continues--it will prove to be their undoing. One night, bored and frustrated, the temptation to revisit their youth was too great. After an innocent prank goes wrong, their lives are forever altered. In the end, their friendship is put to the test and each is forced to live with a secret few could endure.

Thomas is turning 16. His dad s in the army and they ve just moved to a town in New South Wales. his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who s autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother s keeper, or is Charlie s disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?

14th-century knights transport a suspected witch to a monastery, where monks deduce her powers could be the source of the Black Plague.

Takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. Here, the lure of fast money from smuggling presents a daily challenge to single moms who would otherwise be earning minimum wage. Two women - one white, one Mohawk, both single mothers faced with desperate circumstances - are drawn into the world of border smuggling across the frozen water of the St. Lawrence River. Ray and Lila - and a New York State Trooper as opponent in an evolving cat-and-mouse game.