Italian-American Evalina and Japanese-American Taichi's vow to be together, although interracial marriage is illegal in 1941 San Francisco, is tested when Taichi's family is sent to Manzanar internment camp. Includes historical notes.
In 1924 Chicago, eighteen-year-old Piper Sail attempts to solve the mystery of her best friend Lydia's disappearance and finds herself in danger as she uncovers corruption in her privileged neighborhood.
An incident at a summer party and major family crises have high school senior Skylar Hoyt rethinking her way of life, and with the help of a new boy at school and a youth coach at church, she begins to find her true self.