In Clyde's final period class, his friends, Zach Gurdle and Stella, were wondering what might have happened to him.
"Hey Zach" Stella said.
"Hey Stella" Zach said back to her. "Do you know what happened to Clyde?"
Stella answered "I wish I did. I haven't heard one word from him since lunch. He didn't even show up for recess. I wonder if he's doing alright."
Zach replied, "I'm just hoping nothing too painful happened to him. You think we should go look for him?"
"Let's go" Stella said.
The 2 of them took a break to go look for him. They found him alone in the school cafeteria.
"Clyde?" Stella asked.
"Oh" Clyde said with an upset look. "Hey Zach. Hi Stella."
"Something wrong Clyde?" Stella asked.
"Yeah" Zach replied. "We haven't seen you since lunch. You didn't even show up to recess."
Clyde commented "and you definitely won't see me show up at the party tonight either."
Stella and Zach wanted to know why.
Clyde told them "nothing. It's just you try getting kicked out of one of Chandler's parties for being the black dude no one wants around. Being Black is why Chandler said I can't come." Neither Zach nor Stella could hold their disbelief in.
"That's discrimination" Zach said.
"Unbelievable" Stella replied.
Over at Stella's house, Clyde said to her and Zach "I can't believe I got uninvited to what promises to be one of the best Friday night parties because I'm black."
Stella commented "well, think about it. Have you ever seen anyone Black, Latin or Asian at Chandler's house?"
"Actually, no" Clyde answered. "I mean I just don't understand why people in America just want be so prejudice. What if my dads find out?"
Zach replied "It wouldn't surprise them. When our dad were young, they went to this summer camp. None of the activities they had would include any of our dads because they're black."
Stella asked, "what about your mom?"
Zach answered "she's Hispanic, which makes me half Hispanic. None of our dads knew what to do about it. I mean they were just kids like us."
Clyde replied "all of Royal Woods knew about racism for generations, but no one told me how much something like that can hurt."
Stella commented "Yeah, dude. It's intense."
Then, the doorbell rang. Stella went to go see who it was. When she opened it, she found out it was her grandmother.
After saying hi to one another, Stella let her grandma inside.
"Grandma" she started saying, this is Clyde and Zach.
"Nice to meet you" Stella's grandmother said. "So, you have any plans for the weekend?"
Zach answered "there's this dude at school who's having a party tonight. I'm heading over there. He says it is going to be a night to remember."
A frown came back onto Clyde's face.
"What's gotten into him?" Stella's grandma asked. "I thought when others invite you to their parties, it's always super nice."
Clyde commented "well, nice people don't leave you out because you're black."
"What?" Stella's grandma asked with a shocked voice. "Do any of your other friends know this dude you know from school did such a thing?"
"Nope" Clyde answered. "He thinks I'm the only black person he knows."
Stella commented "maybe we should tell Lincoln. I just wish I knew where he lives."
"I know where his house is" Clyde responded. "Come on."
As a result, Clyde brought them over to Lincoln's house.
Once there, they went inside.
"Hey Lincoln" Zach said.
"Hey guys" Lincoln said. "Guys, this is Stella, Zach and you all remember Clyde. What brings you over here?"
Stella answered "first, this is my grandma."
"Hi Stella's grandma" Leni Loud said.
"Hello" Stella's grandmother responded. "You think Lincoln can help us with Clyde tonight?"
"Sure" Lincoln's mom said. "What's the problem?"
Zach answered "one of the kids from our school is having a party."
Clyde added "but I didn't get invited because I'm black."
Including Lincoln, the entire Loud Family gasped in shock.
"Who would do such a thing?" Lincoln asked.
Clyde answered "Chandler, and what makes it worse is that he makes me hand out invitations to a party I don't get invited to."
No one could believe it. Within 5 seconds, an idea popped into Lori's head.
"You know" she started responding. "Chandler's mom might be in the house tonight. Just tell her what's going on and she'll help out."
"What good will that do?" Leni asked.
"Leni's right" Clyde said. "Even if she does believe me, I'm just a kid. I can't change the world."
Lynn Senior replied "not with that attitude, you won't. Hadn't Ruby Nell Bridges stand up for what's right, you kids wouldn't be going to school together."
Rita added "and what about Rosa Parks? If she hadn't stayed in her seat instead of giving it away, black people would still be sitting in the back of the bus."
After looking at one another for a moment, Stella commented "they're right. The least we can do is try."
Clyde breathed for a moment before saying "let's go to Chandler's house."
"That's the spirit worth getting down on" Luna said.
Everyone praised him for it.