If I die before I wake

Storyline: the story is a coming of age story about 7 minority kids from total different social and religious backgrounds. With there stories they go through hard ships from abuse, identity crisis, drug use, bullying, sex, love, relations, and money. All 7 are either beginning high school or going to a new school where they meet each other, but, not exactly become best of friends like your typical story.

Main characters and descriptions.

Aujanae aka auja: biracial girl thick long curly hair caramel mixed with Filipino European and Jamaican. She is in 10th grade transferring schools because of bullying middle class who goes through sexual abuse by neighbor (jersey's father) teenage pregnancy and identity crisis.
Jersey: auja's best friend dark brown skin big lips big nose about 5'10. Next door neighbors to auja 11th grade. Goes through verbal abuse toxic masculinity and prejudice/racism against him. Middle class.
Lola: dark skin big lips regular nose dark brown eyes thick curly/coils black hair preferably 3c 4a 4b 4c. 10th grade upper class wealthy girl of African descent. Goes through identity crisis toxic parents/guardians racist bullying fitting in.
Frances: AFRO Latin male/female upper class 5'7 curly hair tan skin. 10th grade transgender. Goes trough drug use transitioning genders toxic parents and being accepted by society experience bullying against lgbtq activist.
Noelle: black girl lighter tone of skin 3A curly hair. 10th grade lower class. Goes through heavy drug use rehabilitation and also goes through loses bullying and discrimination.
Vena: black girl dark skin or brown skin plus size. Lower class 10th grade. Goes through poverty loses sexual abuse sells drugs and bullying top scholar.
Zion: biracial Asian and black. 11th grade middle/upper class scholar. Goes through an alcoholic mom harsh father/ absent sex addiction divorced parents partying top scholar.