Gretchen Palmer

Two small-time scam artists, Black and Blue, sell boomboxes and broken TVs from their van in a parking lot. When a shipment of cellular phones comes to them by mistake, they soon find themselves targeted by the FBI and gangsters. Two broke buddies feel lucky when they come upon a truckload of cellular phones and begin selling them from the back of their van. Trouble arises when the phones develop faults. The two friends must not only deal with unsatisfied customers but also gangsters and the FBI. —Guy Johns

A chance encounter between two college graduates, Harry and Sally, culminates in a short-term friendship. But fate keeps bringing them together, forcing them to confront their feelings.

Eight small-town teens travel to New York City for a one-in-a-million shot at stardom in a national dance competition. Eight young people from Ohio, who are dancers, come to New York City to compete in a major talent competition. But, when they get there, they learn that they have to wait some time before they take part in it. So they try to do their best to survive in the Big Apple before competition, and get some lessons about the real world. —<rcs0411@yahoo.com>