For Marisol Rivera, a first generation Mexican-American, college is everything she’s worked toward. She spent mornings cleaning horse stalls and evenings studying. Now, with a scholarship in hand, she’s ready…

In a strangely futuristic yet analog alternate universe, a lonely, dinosaur-obsessed youth struggles to complete a unique school requirement or risk being held back and enduring a lifetime of embarrassment.

Jake is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony at his grandfather’s funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it…