"Bilal Abu has a lot to say, but he's scared to open his mouth. And who could blame him? A 16-year-old Iraqi refugee, he has to contend with his immigrant family's never-ending drama and his fanatical older brother's sexual abuse. And then there's life in his sketchy neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri, where all the non-Muslim kids think he's a terrorist. When Bilal falls in love with the son of his community's religious leader, things get better - and a whole lot worse."