16-year-old Zoe enlists the help of her two grandmothers, one Russian and the other Turkish, for a school cooking project. As the grandmother's rivalry escalates, Zoe wishes she hadn't bothered to ask them in the first place. The need for culturally identity clashes with the kneading of dough, and Zoe soon realizes how important both of her grandmothers are to her - and that sometimes the way into people's hearts is through their stomachs.
Ansiosa por escapar de su padre depresivo, la joven Cyd decide visitar a su tía novelista en Chicago durante el verano. Allí se enamorará de una chica del vecindario.
Asistimos a las 24 horas de la fiesta de cumpleaños en la piscina de Henry Gamble, un joven predicador de 17 años. Tanto adultos como adolescentes de su iglesia están invitados, así como sus amigos laicos, incluyendo a Logan, un joven armariado que desea a Henry.