Lost in music and let down by faith, Kyle finds a relation from suburbia to the slums during his senior year of high school, realizing any student could have reason to orchestrate a school shooting-including himself. His adolescent mind is tested during the year as he struggles with acceptance within his family and peer circles, which eventually leads to a whirlwind of rebellion. His status and motivation waver, but he sees his problems don't compare to that of his fellow abused, victimized, and unstable outcasts with quivering trigger fingers. With the administration and students distracted by other events troubling the school, a shooting is plotted and the pressure overwhelms an already tormented class. Kyle finds himself stuck in the middle of tragedy, and must decide his end game and the fate of the other students. "Forgotten Kids" is Laurie Costello's literary fiction debut.