A Small Victory is a high school suspense story that revolves around Turner Kingston, an average senior who is, for some reason, hated by his peers. One evening he meets Charlie Ratliff, a mysterious young man who warns him about malicious students plotting a heinous act against him. But he refuses to release the names and details unless Turner agrees to aid him in a plot to punish the conspirators, as well as the entire school for three years of hateful rejection.

Given time to make a decision, Turner finds himself torn between the hatred for his classmates and basic morality. And as he begins to uncover the truth about the conspiracy and Charlie's true motives, he is ultimately forced to find courage from within, seek out his true friends, and battle his inner demons to finally achieve his victory.