From the first day of school, the wall of hostility Eddie and Lakeesha face at Forrest High School seems unbreakable, until they meet cheerleader Nancy Martin. She sees the cruelty and crosses the line to befriend the black students-starting a cycle of violence that threatens to spin out of control.

Will the minority students hold on long enough to complete their mission-and that of the adults who put them in this situation-or will they bow to the onslaught of psychological and physical abuse?