Chad becomes a peer helper to Mona, a new student from France who's also Persian. Chad tries to teach Mona how to navigate life in an American high school but winds up offending her, causing Chad to make a grand gesture to apologize.

Chad finds himself at odds with the school's beloved Spanish teacher. After the teacher confiscates a cherished item, Chad must try to get it back while walking the line between right and wrong.

Before a class trip to Vancouver, Chad learns he's not a US citizen. To help Chad avoid embarrassment, Hamid calls on an old friend. When plans go awry, Chad and Hamid must deal with the consequences.

Chad thinks Peter and Denise's relationship is moving too fast, so he tries to set some ground rules in order to slow them down. When those fail, Chad has to support Peter's big step toward adulthood.

With Peter's help, Chad tries to discover the identity of his mom's new boyfriend. After a few leads and interrogations, Chad realizes she's dating someone who might be to his own social advantage.

When Chad's prom-posal to Mona fails, he tries to save face by going to the school dance with his sister’s scary friend. Chad accidentally captivates his date, who tries to ruin his chances with Mona.

When Chad's grandmother visits from Iran, she complicates Chad's plan to impress Mona, and Chad must reconcile the expectations of being a Persian man with the realities of being an American teenager.

On a class trip to the Vancouver Aquarium, Peter and Denise coach Chad on how to express his feelings to Mona, but when she shares her summer plans, Chad realizes he must act quickly to get his girl.

Reeling from his school suspension, Chad is devastated to find that his mom has taken away all of his devices. On a downward spiral and in need of some serious guidance, Chad is sent to work at his Uncle Hamid's Persian rug store.

It's sophomore year for newly elected class president Chad Amani. On top of the world after a summer of hanging with the cool kids, Chad fights to contain a secret that could destroy his popularity.