Justyce McAllister, the main character of this novel, experiences the discrimination one can face based on their race, when he finds himself in handcuffs. Even though he's a good student who's on the road to an Ivy-League school, he still finds himself the victim of racial profiling. As a reader, you get to see the story Justyce goes through, and his realization and understanding of what it means to be an African American child in America, as he experiences further micro-agressions and discrimination and navigates his life at his predominantly White school.