When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed — something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that got her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government rehabilitation camp. Now sixteen, Ruby has survived the mysterious disease that killed most of America's children, but emerged with a frightening ability she cannot control. When the truth about her powers comes out, Ruby barely escapes and joins a group of fellow fugitives in a desperate search for the one safe haven left for kids like her.