An engaging story which focuses on two prominent controversial issues in society today: mass incarceration of black youths and unspecified gender identification. Slater was able to hold my attention as a reader and develop the characters of Sasha and Richard beautifully. Despite them being forces against each other (perpetrator v victim), I truly was rooting for them both throughout the story. In my mind, there is no villain in this book, but rather two teenagers who struggle with the box society has put them in as a black teenager and an agender scholar. I highly recommend adding this to your "to-read" list!