A hit-and-run accident turns the small coastal town of North Star upside down, and brings betrayal, lies, and violence along with it. Sixteen-year-old Charlie Ross and her friends lives unravel as they become entangled in a murder conspiracy. When love comes into the picture it starts taking its toll on them, too. A distraught Charlie forces her first love, and once trusted friend, straight into the arms of the new girl, Heidi. Jack loses his best friend to Will, the brother that he's only just discovered; while Kya is terrified to be loved by Will. And Taylor...Well, he loses everything. As the big Spring Rally approaches, the corrupt former sheriff of North Star is handing out guns to high school students, and ordering them to shoot at the crowd gathered for the event. Not only is it up to this odd group of friends to save themselves and each other, but they have the lives of the town on their shoulders, too. They must unite to survive the worst day in North Star's history.