Gabby Herrera struggles for acceptance from her parents who want her to be just like her responsible, obedient sister Celia, and finds herself drinking more and her life getting out of control.
Sixteen-year-old Neema Powell is kicked out of her apartment by her mother's boyfriend as her mother looks the other way, and her strength is challenged during the two days Neema spends without a home.
Sara Allen is different. A skinhead. Part of the punk subculture. Tyler Ruiz sees an easy hookup. And why not? He's a good-looking guy. She becomes a challenge. Then a lifeline. An escape. But something's wrong. Sara is a manic.
Michael Ellis is a good student and athlete, but when his girlfriend Ashley breaks up with him, he starts down a self-destructive path, headed toward juvenile detention.
In this story told through poetry, all people are about to be legally required to dress and act gender neutral. During all this, Spark meets the mysterious Whistler whose gender is unknown.
