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Starr's childhood best friend who was shot and killed by a cop. The cops believed he was a thug/drug dealer and armed.

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Starr's little brother
He is 8 years old and doesn't quite understand racial inequalities yet.

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Mother of Starr and Sekani; married to Maverick Carter and step-mom to Seven

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Starr's dad; he use to be in a gang, but got out and now owns a convenient store in Garden Heights.

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Starr's older half-brother; he attends the same white suburban school as Starr and is protective over his siblings.

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Main character of the novel
Starr witnesses the death of her childhood best friend, Khalil, by the hands of a cop.
She is caught between two worlds--her neighborhood in Garden Heights and the white suburban school she attends.