ZENTNER: The main character, Jessup - and I think this is true of many young people - he struggles with communicating his ideas and feelings about all the things that happen in "Copperhead." One of the big problems is that he comes from a family that goes to a church, and that church is the Blessed Church of the White America. And I think one of the interesting things about having a 17-year-old main character was to think about how we learn to address and unpack complex issues as young adults. What are the consequences remaining silent in the face of hatred - what mistakes we're going make on the way to trying to be better people.