One of many children locked up after a nationwide epidemic of extrasensory powers, Ruby escapes her prison camp after years of psychological torture and joins a group of kids searching for the elusive leader of a resistance movement. Healing friendships, a warm romance, and Ruby's fraught relationship with her own power add tenderness and complexity to a familiar action-packed dystopian setup.
[Page 148]. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.