Jason doesn't punch me, or even shove me. Instead, he keeps looking at me.

"It isn't that simple, Danny. Life's not as simple as right or wrong, or black-and-white. Sometimes you can't be right or wrong, and you just end up in a gray area."

For Danny Macall, life in the 1960s has always seemed simple, black-and-white. There are good people that you can always count on, like his older brother Jason, and Jason's gang, FireBirds. And there are bad people, such as the Firebirds' rival gang, the Cobras, whose deep hatred for each other has led to irreversible mistakes with devastating consequences. It seems like everything is the way it should be until Danny finds himself thrown into a situation that turns his life practically inside out. Suddenly, everything Danny has ever known, or thought he knew, is changing, and there are new people, places, and challenges that test friendships, tear people apart, and bring them back together. As he tries to make sense of everything that seems to be changing and unraveling all around him, Danny is forced to view life in a way that makes him realize life isn't always as simple or black-and-white as it always seemed.