After unexpectedly falling in love with a "nerdy" boy, fourteen-year-old Marisa works to change her life by transferring to another school, altering some of her behavior, and losing weight.

Children and teens from all walks of life deal with the dramas of growing up.

Teresa loves to show off her new pedal-powered lowrider car from Grandpa, but the toy soon looks old when she neglects it.

Chato and Novio Boy win a cruise but are disappointed to find that everyone else on board is a dog.

When Miata leaves on the school bus the skirt that she is to wear in a dance performance, she needs all her wits to get it back without her parents' finding out that she has lost something yet again.