Tyrone's mom tells him not to wear his hoodie at night. It could get him killed by the police. Too many black sons are dying.
Wes notices that his neighbor can't use her treehouse because she's in a wheelchair. What will he do to help her?
Ernesto Sandoval begins his junior year at Cesar Chavez High School a virtual stranger. He didn't want to move back to the barrio after a decade in Los Angeles. After all, he had a lot of friends and even a girlfriend. But then he spies Naomi Martinez- the most beautiful girl he's ever seen. And he falls hard.
Malia MacLeod is part Hawaiian and part Haole, the Hawaiian word for Caucasian. Raised in Los Angeles, she returns to Oahu to teach high school and learn about her family's history.
A jewelry store robber discovers the amazing abilities of the disabled young woman who witnessed his crime.