The Truth Project
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Last published Tue, Jun 17, 2025
Three Teenagers. One assignment. A truth none of them were ready to face.
In the heart of Riverpoint - a housing project where silence keeps you safe and secrets keep you alive - three high school seniors are thrown together for a classroom project called The Truth Assignment. The goal: uncover what connects them. The result: everything unravels.
Mateo Cruz is the oldest son of undocumented immigrants, balancing school, work, and the weight of keeping his family together if ICE knocks at their door. Riley Porter, a military kid newly dumped into Riverpoint, wants nothing to do with anyone - until she falls for the one boy she was never supposed to love. And Jay Harris, loud, wild, and broken, hides bruises with jokes and plans his escape before the neighborhood swallows him whole.
A raw, unflinching story about love, identity, and what it costs to speak the truth - especially when the world wants you to stay quiet.
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