Leo slumped in his chair. He had one goal during this free period: finish his masterpiece, Taco Quest 2: The Revenge of Salsa . But FlipaClip—the only animation app that made sense to his frantic, onion-ring-stained fingers—was blocked.

Principal Hawthorne blinked. “Mr. Chen, this is a violation of—"

He signed his name before the bell even rang.

“Just give up,” whispered Maya, his desk neighbor, sketching a ninja cat in a notebook. “They’ve even blocked the proxy sites.”