During a pandemic, racial reckoning, and social unrest, four Black middle school boys create an astonishing collection of imaginative stories that celebrate resilience, self-expression, and hope. Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests, and widespread social reckoning, four Black middle school boys from Beacon House, an after-school community program in Washington DC, create a compelling collection of imaginative, inventive, and artfully illustrated stories written in both poetry and prose. Among the protagonists in this collection is Kobe, a teenage basketball player grappling with the death of his role model and Zim, a sword-wielding orphan on a quest to save his grandmother's life.