Orphaned teenager Rei dreams of becoming the greatest fighter in the world. Rei's trainer takes the form of various animals and, much to Rei's disappointment, strives to develop his student's mind, heart, and spirit more than his fighting technique! Rei's pride and ambition set him up for many a fall, but his good heart makes him inable to walk away from those in need. This volume focuses on poverty.

Orphaned teenager Rei dreams of becoming the greatest fighter in the world. Rei's trainer takes the form of various animals and, much to Rei's disappointment, strives to develop his student's mind, heart, and spirit more than his fighting technique! Rei's pride and ambition set him up for many a fall, but his good heart makes him inable to walk away from those in need. This volume focuses on HIV and AIDS.

Orphaned teenager Rei dreams of becoming the greatest fighter in the world. Rei's trainer takes the form of various animals and, much to Rei's disappointment, strives to develop his student's mind, heart, and spirit more than his fighting technique! Rei's pride and ambition set him up for many a fall, but his good heart makes him inable to walk away from those in need. This volume focuses on global warming.

Alien refugees have come to Earth. They call themselves 9-Lives. Humans call them cat-boys, and force them to live as collared pets. Conri, a rebellious young 9-Life, ran away to escape this fate. But when a human named Adrian saves him from capture, Conri is torn between his desire for freedom and another desire he can't quite admit, even to himself... Can two people meet as equals in a world divided between masters and slaves?

The nexus of LA vice and hip-hop life is @Large, an internet gaming cafe with a notorious recording studio upstairs. Everyone comes together in the gaming lounges of @Large - geeks, rappers, techno-ninjas, thugs, wannabees and undercover cops.

The hip-hop world is always struggling to find a balance between "keepin' it real" and "payin' the bills," two concepts intrinsically at odds with each other. And on the L.A. scene, one young artist's attempt to reap a bit more cash by changing labels is about to start a war...

The final hour is approaching. It may be Armageddon for the Emcees, as True Epic and Broke have to battle the Red Coast takeover. Priest and Marks come face to face with the Russian, and Hennesy falls in love.