Khalil's death becomes a major national news story. The officer, thinking Khalil picked up a gun, fires three shots into Khalil, killing him. The officer has Khalil, who is black, exit the car while outside the car, Khalil reaches inside his car via the open driver-side window to check in on Starr, and picks up a brush. On the way home, they are stopped by a white police officer. After a gun goes off at a party Starr is attending one weekend, Starr is driven home by her childhood best friend, Khalil. Having to keep this secret weighs on Starr, as does her need to keep her Williamson and Garden Heights personas separate.Starr Carter is a 16-year-old black girl who lives in the fictional, mostly poor black neighborhood of Garden Heights, but attends an affluent, predominantly white private school, Williamson Prep. Starr's identity as the witness is initially kept secret from just about everyone outside Starr's family - leaving Starr's two best friends, Hailey Grant and Maya Yang, and Starr's white boyfriend, Chris, who all attend Williamson Prep together, all unaware of Starr's connection to the news story. Starr Carter is a 16-year-old black girl who lives in the fictional, mostly poor black neighborhood of Garden Heights, but attends an affluent, predominantly white private school, Williamson Prep.
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