# data[].attributes.body
Starr is at a party with her close friend, Kenya. Kenya wants to fight this girl, Denasia for getting with DeVante. Starr reunites with an old friend, Khalil at the party and catches up with him. It is revealed that Khalil sells drugs. They hear gunshots at the party, so they leave, forgetting Kenya. Khalil is giving Starr a ride home until they get stopped by a police officer for broken taillights. Starr remembers that her parents taught her to always do what they say and to be cautious. Khalil gets patted down and nothing was found. The officer, one-fifteen tells him to wait there and to not move. Khalil opens the driver’s door and the police officer shoots and kills him. Starr gets flashbacks from when Natasha was shot, and she rushes to check on Khalil and she screams.

# data[].attributes.body
Khalil's body is left of the street after he was shot while the cops rummage through his car. Starr doesn't want them to touch his things and wants them to cover his body so no one can see, but she can't get herself to say anything. She notices that officer one-fifteen is disappointed in his actions. Her parents arrive at the scene to pick her up and take her home. Thinking about all of the blood that she saw, Starr gets sick and has to throw up. Starr wakes up at 5 in the morning with the flash of the night of the party and everything that happened. She has a flashback of what happened to her cousin, Natasha, when she was shot by someone with tattoos. When Starr finally gets out of bed to eat breakfast, Khalil's death is brought up again. Starr goes to the store with her dad and realizes she left her phone at home, so she can't talk to her boyfriend, Chris. Kenya walks into the store and goes across the street with Starr to get food. Khalil's name was not revealed on the news, and that upset Starr. King stops the girls on their way back to the store and Maverik tells King to leave, so he leaves with Kenya.

# data[].attributes.body
Starr woke up from abad dream, so she got out of bed to get something to eat, and she overheard her parents talking about Khalil's death. Her uncle wants them to move out of the neighborhood because it's too dangerous. Starr gets caught eavesdropping, and her uncle tries to convince her to talk to the cops about what happened. She agrees. Her Uncle, Carlos, never liked her dad; he even tried getting her parents divorced and failed, but got him put in jail for 3 years and acted as Starr's father figure for that while. The family later went to Khalil's house to talk to his family. They talk about Khalil and everything before, during, and after his death. Starr's dad gives Khalil's grandma, Rosalie money and says that they're raising money around the neighborhood for her and that she doesn't have to pay them back for any of it before they go back home.

# data[].attributes.body
Today is the day that Starr has to talk to the detectives and she is crying out of nowhere. She has to go to school before she talks to the detectives. She talks to her friend Maya and explains to the reader how  her and Haily's are no longer friends and that Haily maybe doesn't like her. Starr is still upset at Chris for thinking that she was ready to lose her virginity.

# data[].attributes.body
Starr goes with her mom to get questioned by two detectives. The detectives ask her about Khalil and try to get as much information as possible. Starr holds back tears as much as she can but ends up crying anyways. Starr's mom gets annoyed with the detectives because the questions they are asking are making it sound as though they are blaming Khalil for his own death. They barely asked Starr any questions about officer one-fifteen. Starr and her mom both agree that this case is going to be tough.

# data[].attributes.body
Starr tries to avoid thinking about the fact that Khalil's funeral is tomorrow. She plays a game of basketball against some boys with Maya and Hailey but ends up getting upset when Hailey makes a racist joke about fried chicken. Maya and Hailey follow her into the locker room and Hailey gets upset for accusing her of making a racist joke. Starr goes home early with her uncle and they end up going to get froyo. Starr asks her uncle about what he would've done and also explains how One-fifteen pointed a gun at her and he feels sorry for her having to go through that.

# data[].attributes.body
Its the day of Khalil's funeral and Starr's family shows up at the church that they used to go to but stopped going to. Her father doesn't like the church because they take too much of their money. When Starr walks up to the coffin she closes her eyes but when she looks at him she starts to cry. She explains how he doesn't look like himself and that he's cold. The pastor begins to speak and afterwards King shows up and places a grey bandana on his coffin which means that he was part of his gang. Khalil's grandma gets mad and kicks them out of the church while Maverick tries to calm her down. After the funeral, Mrs. Ofrah talks to her parents about being Starr's representative.

# data[].attributes.body
Protests and riots take place throughout garden heights and to protect the store from looters and any danger Maverick guards it. On the T.V a news report comes on where they talk about the death of Khalil and the riots. Starr continues to have really bad dreams about Khalil and her old friend Natasha but Seven wakes her up and they go to the park without asking their parents. When they run into trouble with some gang members, Seven's friend Devante protects them from trouble. Starr's parents show up at the park and explain how they are in big trouble. They run to the car embarrassed and end up getting punished for leaving the house after all the riots that have been going on around Garden Heights.

# data[].attributes.body
They stay the night at Starr's uncles house because of the riots. The store was safe and on the way back home Starr gets really nervous when they are stopped by the police. Remembering what happened to her friend scared her. When they get home Starr spends some time with her father at his store and Devante shows up asking her dad for help hiding him from King. Her dad agrees to help and gives him a job at the store. Her mom and dad continue to get into an argument right after cause its not safe in Garden Heights for her children.

# data[].attributes.body
Starr is upset at Hailey and Maya because they are going to be apart of a protest at Williamson in which its just an excuse to get out of class. Chris stays with Starr and people begin to realize the true meaning behind the protest. Maverick warns Mr. Lewis not to snitch on King because he will get hurt but Mr. Lewis snitches on King anyways on live t.v Kenya gets mad at Starr for not being bold enough to speak up for Khalil and Starr ends up feeling bad for not speaking up.

# data[].attributes.body
Garden Heights is put on a curfew because of the riots and tanks ride down the streets explaining that if you violate the curfew then you will be arrested. Starr posts pictures on her Tumblr of Khalil and they begin to get reposted and shared instantly. Starr's dad tells Starr to give Seven her old laptop to fix for Devante. Starr at first questions her dad and he explains that if she doesn't pay bills then she shouldn't worry about why he makes certain decisions. Starr's mom meets with Mrs.Ofrah and discusses the situation and investigation but Starr's dad has to rush out to go help Devante and Mr.Lewis.

# data[].attributes.body
Mr. Lewis gets beat up by kings boys and Maverick is frustrate that Mr. Lewis continues to say he's not scared even though he could get killed. Devante tells Starr's dad why he is in trouble with King and he decides that he needs to get Devante out of garden heights. Starr's uncle agrees to take in Devante but when Devante finds out that her uncle is a cop he is hesitant. Starr finds out her Uncle is on leave supposedly because he needed a vacation. Starr's dad finds out about her boyfriend and is not happy. Starr finds out the reason Khalil sold drugs was for his mom.

# data[].attributes.body
After leaving her uncles house and walking off she ends up wandering down to her friend Maya's house. Maya's mom answers the door and lets her in. Hailey ends up being at her house and Hailey ends up saying she isn't going to apologize. A news report of One-fifteens dad comes on where he is sticking up for his son. Starr asks why Hailey unfollowed her on Tumblr and Hailey storms out angry but Maya tells Starr that she lied and that Hailey had made a racist joke towards her too. Maya and Starr then decide to always have each others backs.

# data[].attributes.body
Starr's mom has a conversation with her about Hailey and how she has always been untrue to herself around Hailey. Her mom tells her that is she is a real friend then Starr should keep her but if the bad is worse then the good then they shouldn't be friends anymore. After breakfast at Ihop with her mom, Starr is taken to the DA's office and questioned again about Khalil's death. She gets really emotional while talking about it an ends up puking so the DA ends questioning. Starr's dad is still mad about her boyfriend but ends up hanging out with her to make her feel better. They have a conversation about the meaning of Thug Life and other stuff involving police brutality and Racism. While Starr and her dad are at the store, King comes to the store and ends up threatening her life and her dad explains how he will never let anything happen to her. When Starr and her dad go home Starr's dad finally agrees to leaving Garden Heights which makes her mom really happy.

# data[].attributes.body
Starr goes to an interview where she discusses Khalil's death. She talks through all the details of the incident The interview is private so her face isn't shown but they do discuss her feelings on the subject. Chris reminds Starr of the Homecoming that is coming up and she realizes she still hasn't got her dress yet so she explains how sorry she is and he says it isn't a problem.

# data[].attributes.body
The interview airs and Starr receives a lot of support even though people don't know its her. She feels very strong about herself sharing the story. There are some mean thoughts on the interview because of how at the end she got asked what she would ask one-fifteen and she said she would ask him If he would've shot her too. She goes to the Homecoming with her boyfriend but the whole time he ignores her mostly and acts really distant so she gets bother by the way he's acting. She gets really mad and storms off to the car where he tells her about the interview and that he knows its her and she explains how she feels like she's living two different lives and
how hard her life has been. Seven makes them both go back inside and then Chris sings the theme song of Prince of Bel Air for Starr on the stage.

# data[].attributes.body
Starr's parents take her and her brothers on a car ride and they all wonder where they are going. They pass their Uncles house and go further. When they reach a house, her parents tell them that its their new house. They all run around trying to get the biggest room. They also find out that Starr's mom got a new job at a higher paying nursing clinic. Seven tells his dad how he isn't leaving his sisters and Starr's dad tells him that it isn't his job. When they get home they all sit down together and watch a basketball game and they also all cheer for different teams. When the game gets interesting a brick is thrown through the window and bullets are fired. They all get down and Starr's dad grabs the gun to go see what's going on. Starr's mom calls their Uncle and he comes but by the time he gets there Starr's dad is already having Garden Disciples make sure they are safe.

# data[].attributes.body
Starr and her family drive to the court house for Starr to speak in front of the Grand Jury. Starr is really nervous but stands strong. Her family wishes her the best of luck on the stand and her mom and dad go to the T.V room where they will watch her tell the story again. She goes to the stand and sits down. She takes an oath and the woman asks her questions and Starr tries her best to make sure that everyone can hear her. A while after the Trial Hailey and Maya confront Starr at school about the fact that she was lying about not knowing Khalil. Starr loses it and ends up getting into a fight with Hailey while Seven fights Hailey's boyfriend.

# data[].attributes.body
They all are still waiting on the final decision that the court comes up with and its Sevens birthday and Graduation party. Starr's friend Maya meets Kenya and Starr realizes that her two worlds were coming together smoothly. When Seven's mom shows up at the party things go bad. Seven tells her to stay calm and Iesha doesn't like the fact that she wasn't invited. Seven yells at her because she is embarrassing and she doesn't act like his mom and puts King before him. He tells her that Lisa is the mom in his life. Seven goes inside and cries on the stairs but Starr cheers him up by putting on his favorite song and the party continues.

# data[].attributes.body
It's the day that the decision of the Grand Jury will be revealed and Starr and her family move into the new neighborhood. Starr ends up going to Chris's house because of how nervous she is and she asks him what he thinks the decision is going to be. She tells him that she's ready to lose her virginity but he explains that she isn't okay right now. She falls asleep at his house and worries her parents. Her brother goes to pick her up but ends up having to go to his mom's house to save Devante from King. Iesha helps Seven and them sneak Devante out of Kings house and safely away from him but Seven wants to go back when he realizes hi mom was protecting her kids. The final decision is made and the radio announces that One-fifteen will not be charged for his crime.

# data[].attributes.body
Seven and everyone in the car is angry and frustrated now. Seven asks Starr if she wanted to go ruin something or break stuff up or even protest and she agrees. Chris tries to talk her out of it but it is too late for that. They end up protesting but things get bad fast. The protesters light a car on fire and start breaking into the drug store and McDonalds but they all leave when the cops show up. Seven takes them the bad route to their dad's store because all the other roads are blocked off by police.

# data[].attributes.body
Seven's car runs out of gas so they decide to walk the rest of the way to her dad's store. They run into Starr's representative Ms. Ofrah and her protesting with Just us for Justice. Starr asks if she can join but Ms. Ofrah explains that her mom would kill her so she makes Starr fire her and lets her protest. She shouts at the cops how Khalil lived and they throw tear gas at the crowd but Starr picks it up and throws it back. Things get rough and Devante's broken ribs hurt too much for him too move. They end up getting saved and driven to Starr's dad store. They pour milk on their face and it helps their eyes. Starr and Seven go into their dads office and see that a glass bottle with fire burning it has been thrown into the room.

# data[].attributes.body
They get stuck in the burning building and try to get out through the front but the fire ha spread too much. They get the attention of Mr.Lewis and Tim who try to save them from the burning building. Starr's dad pulls up and run to the door to unlock it. When its unlocked everyone rushes out safely. Starr's mom shows up extremely worried. King drives up to Starr's dad laughing with his gang members who point their guns at him when he tries to fight him. Maverick explains that King is weak and that he cant ever do something by himself without his gang members saving him. The fire station shows up with the police and the police ask who did it and everyone says that they saw King do it. King gets arrested for burning down Starr's dad's store and Devante decides that to keep king in prison for a long time he will snitch on King

# data[].attributes.body
Starr's family is devastated about the store burning down and Starr's dad explains how he doesn't know if he is going to rebuild the store. Mr. Lewis tells Maverick that he wants to give the space where his hair shop is to him to make a bigger and better supermarket. Starr and Kenya talk and Starr tells Kenya about how she was sorry for how she always acted about Seven. Kenya tells Starr that Starr is ashamed of Garden Heights and her home but Starr realizes that she isn't ashamed of Garden Heights anymore.