New Times

A young and outgoing African-American boy living under the skies of 1950s Jim Crow Kansas finds himself lost when he wakes up in the year 2026, where he must discover where he truly belongs.

• friendship
• small town
• faith
• self-discovery
• hope
• trauma
• assault
• identity crisis
• time travel
• ambition
• racial segregation
• road trip
• coming of age
• social commentary
• memory loss
• religion
• fish out of water
• racism
• destiny
• interracial friendship
• healing
• unconsciousness
• alternate timeline
• abuse
• time paradox
• culture shock
• segregation
• christian faith
• purpose
• chasing dreams
• smartphone
• existential crisis
• mystery
• drama
• hopeful
• teen protagonists
• writer protagonist
• black-and-white
• bittersweet ending
• american south
• racial violence
• time slip
• temporal displacement
• modern day
• future vs past
• divine purpose
• friendship between young men
• technology shock
• library research
• segregation era
• historical contrast
• period jump
• life purpose