Every adult wants to give DeQuin advice His father whos serving a life sentence thinks DeQuin needs to toughen up His uncle wants DeQuin to work hard and keep his head down Then theres his grandfather lecturing DeQuin at every turn--when hes not rambling about his glory days in the s civil rights movement DeQuin is doing fine without their help--until a fun night with friends gets out of control Now he has to deal with the fallout Should he fight as his dad suggests Should he run and hide as his uncle would do Or should he follow his grandfathers example of peaceful resistance Whatever he chooses hes still just one confrontation away from losing everything