Her family had moved, and Alexis Leighton never dreamed it would be so difficult to make new friends. Back in her home town, Lexi had been constantly going out and doing things, but here no one seems to care about her at all. Finally a date with the most sought-after guy in town! Lexi gets a big boost until she discovers how shallow and self-centered he is. At Cedar River High there's the Hi-Five, a group of "in" girls which she'd love to join. But she discovers their standards don't include any with "imperfections," like a handicapped brother. And yet she is so lonely maybe if they didn't find out until after they got to know her better-?

Minda is the leader of the Hi-Fives and very popular and powerful at Cedar River High School. No one's ever stood up to her before, but now Lexi Leighton has refused to compromise and Minda is mad! When Lexi tries to befriend Minda, it only makes the situation worse. But Lexi won't back down and intends to find out why she's become the target of Minda's rage. Will Lexi be able to break down the barriers?

Lexi Leighton and her friends all are excited about the beginning of a new school year—all but Jennifer, that is. Jennifer is so uptight she seems like she's about to snap. Lexi decides to investigate. If Lexi can't get through to Jennifer, will she self-destruct?.

Matt is Cedar River High's rebel—wild, scary and mean. He's known around school for his fighting, and his messed-up home life seems to reinforce his actions. Matt is dangerous to himself, some feel he's dangerous to others, and his name has become synonymous with trouble.Minda Hannaford also spells trouble and it's no surprise she thinks Matt is great. When she starts running around with him, disaster is sure to follow. Matt won't last long if he continues down this road. How can Lexi and Todd help? Change must come for Matt, but will Minda stand in the way?

Lexi Leighton's friend Peggy has become deeply involved with Chad, and when the fun ends and the trouble takes over, Lexi must try to help her deal with the consequences.

Lexi finds that her family's comfortable routine is disrupted when her mother decides they should take in a foster child, a resentful girl named Amanda whose parents are alcoholics.

Lexi Leighton's friend Binky is interested in a guy at school but feels out of it. Her clothes, her hair everything seems out of style. The perfect solution seems to be a babysitting job that will allow her to get a new wardrobe. Everything begins to fall into place at just the right time! There's just one something is radically wrong with the rich nine-year -old girl Binky is caring for. Though outwardly perfect, Binky finds Nicole to be sullen, overly shy, and forced to act like an adult. Then Binky makes a terrible discovery. Binky must decide whether she has the courage or the right to intervene in Nicole's life. What began as a fun job becomes the scariest reality Binky has ever faced!

Cedar River High has just taken on a new practice teacher who's envied and talked about by the entire school. Mr. Cartwright, a weightlifter and a football player in college, is everybody's idol—perfect muscles, handsome, and he knows it. But all those good looks don't make up for the damage he does around the school. Lexi Leighton watches as two of her friends make Mr. Cartwright their hero, then are manipulated into bad decisions. Lexi knew there was trouble brewing, but she never thought it would get this serious.

In this episode of the Cedar River Adventures, Lexi's confusion and anger finally focus on her friends, especially on her relationship with Todd. The result is worse than she could have imagined.

In Yesterday's Dream Lexi Leighton's personal world collapses around her and her faith in God is shaken, but in the end she is assured that He is still with her. Yet her beloved grandmother only gets worse and so does the darkness of the circumstances Lexi finds herself in. Where was all the faith she thought she had? Why can't she seem to remember the helpful things she told her friends when they were having problems? At one time she had thought she could handle anything. When she finally realizes she can't control what has happened, light begins to break through. And from unexpected sources! The invisible wall that had crept around Lexi's heart must crumble before the Promise!

When Peggy returns to Cedar River after giving her baby up for adoption, Lexi wonders if she and Peggy can still be friends and whether Peggy will really get a chance for a new start

When Holly Agnew, a teenage tennis star, is kidnapped from a local mansion rumored to be haunted, Lexi is determined to find her

Though Lexi Leighton is thrilled at Todd's new position as quarterback, she wonders if Peggy's and Chad's problems will ever end. Now that Peggy finally looks like she can pull her life together, Chad seems to be falling apart.Chad had always been a loner, a confused boy who suffered bouts of depression. When Peggy resolves to break up with Chad, the rejection he feels is a blow that sends him into despair more devastating than he has ever faced. Can Chad be helped? Is it too late?

Lexi's boyfriend, Todd Winston, has had everything going for him—quarterback of the high-school football team, handsome, a great personality, and smart. Then comes a serious injury in a football game that leaves his whole future in uncertainty.Much like their friend Chad Allen in No Turning Back, Todd suddenly feels like he's lost everything and is helpless to reclaim anything of his life. Where is the inner strength to face the bad news? Will he ever walk again? Why would a God of love allow this?

Peggy Madison is having difficulty getting over her former boyfriend Chad's suicide, so her friend Lexi encourages her to try out for the school production of "Macbeth," but she still seems to be keeping a painful secret

Lexi Leighton thinks she knows all about how tough it is to be the new girl in town—until the late fall day when Ruth Miller is introduced to her class. So sweet looking, so pale and frightened, Lexi’s heart aches for her. Then it turns out that Ruth has a severe hearing impairment, and she instantly becomes the easy target of cutting remarks and cruel jokes. Even one of the teachers treats her with such impatience that the message is clear: Your handicap disqualifies you from really learning and from being shown the same respect as other students. Lexi is furious with the awful treatment Ruth receives and determines to make friends with her. Lexi discovers that Ruth is a very talented and intelligent girl who is determined to overcome her disability, despite the isolation she feels. But will the walls of prejudice come down? How can Lexi get others to see the real Ruth?

Egg falls for Angela, a new girl in school who keeps to herself, and when Jennifer follows her, she discovers that Angela lives in a welfare hotel

Lexi Leighton was so excited she could hardly wait to tell the news to her friends at Cedar River. Her very best friend from Grover's Point was coming to visit, and they'd all finally get to meet the girl Lexi had told so many stories about! Ashleigh White Eagle was Lexi's childhood friend, and they hadn't seen each other since Lexi moved to Cedar River.Lexi wanted this visit to be fun and exciting for Ashleigh. She'd planned out their weekend, and everything was perfect So why the cold shoulders and curious stares? Why the obvious avoidance? What makes her friends so weird around Ashleigh? Would racial prejudice tear Lexi and her friends apart?

Lexi investigates the strange behavior of the new mechanic at her friend Todd's brother's garage, a good worker who objects to studying technical manuals

Lexi tries to cope with the question of premarital sex when her friend Todd and his family discover that his brother's fiancée, Nancy, has AIDS, while Binky wonders how to keep the interest of her boyfriend, Harry, now that he is in college

Lexi and her friends are just as shocked, but are more alarmed at Jennifer's reaction—she's angry, withdrawn, moody, and Lexi has a hunch that her friend is ready to do something crazy. Will Lexi reach Jennifer before she does something she might regret.

Lexi is flattered by the attention of an attractive new guy at school, but she worries that her new friendship will threaten the special relationship she shares with Todd

When Lexi's mother is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the family learns about the disease, seeks help from support groups, and most of all, puts their faith in God

To complete an assignment for their marketing class, Binky and her brother Egg become student managers of the school store

Lexi's younger brother Ben, who has Down's syndrome, becomes the victim of bullies, and while at school Lexi sees her friends tormented by two new students who are bullies, one male and one female

In this Cedar River episode an exchange student visits from Greece. Dmitri makes friends instantly, and finds himself in the middle of a rivalry between two girls. The ever-charming Greek has a few surprises in store for the gang from Cedar River.

In this episode of Cedar River Daydreams, Angela suddenly runs away. The police and her friends comb Cedar River from top to bottom, fearing the worst. All by herself with nowhere to go, how can Angela hope to survive?

As Egg McNaughton graduates from high school and heads for college, much to the dismay of his sister Binky, Lexi must rely on her Christian faith when her parents insist that she break up with Todd because they seem to be getting too serious, and she sees him with another girl.As Egg McNaughton graduates from high school and heads for college, Lexi must rely on her Christian faith when her parents insist that she break up with Todd because they seem to be getting too serious, and she sees him with another girl