Collection of 11 short stories that explore racial issues and diversity in high school, and examines what can happen when people look beyond race.

Phat acceptance / by Jess Mowry -- Skins / by Joseph Bruchac -- Snow / by Sherri Winston -- The heartbeat of the soul of the world / by René Saldaña, Jr. -- Hum / by Naomi Shihab Nye -- Epiphany / by Ellen Wittlinger -- Black and white / by Kyoko Mori -- Hearing flower / M.E. Kerr -- Gold / by Marina Budhos -- Mr. Ruben / by Rita Williams-Garcia -- Negress / by Marilyn Singer.