The new kid

Marlon Moore is part of Walden Lane Middle School's buddy programme.

The popular programme helps new kids adapt to the school by pairing them up with a buddy.

The buddy's job is to help new students by introducing them to friends and showing them around the campus.

Marlon takes his job seriously. New kid Robert seems like a cool guy and fits in well with Marlon's crew.

But Marlon learns quickly that Robert is a thief. First he steals some food from the local 7-Eleven. The boys think it's a fluke. But then Robert steals from WowTech, a gaming and electronics store.

He puts an old PSP into Marlon's backpack, and he steals a high-tech smartphone for himself.

Marlon wants to ghost his new buddy, but his sister, Ashley, convinces him that Robert is worth saving.