Kayla has been Slated, she doesn't know what crime she committed but only the worst criminals and terrorists are Slated so she knows it must have been bad. Her memories have been completely wiped so that she can be reintegrated into society in a new town, somewhere nobody knows her and with a new family. She remembers nothing of her past but must now try to fit in and stick to the rules, she must stay under the radar because this is her one and only chance to build a new life for herself. As part of the Slating process Kayla has been fitted with a levo that monitors her emotions, her levels are regularly checked and if they fall below a certain point indicating a strong emotion like fear, hate or anger then the levo will render her unconscious or worse still brain dead. Kayla must find a way to keep her emotions in check and get to know a new family and a new life but she isn't like the other Slated which is a dangerous thing. Why was she Slated, why are so many teenagers disappearing and who can she trust to help her find the answers? 
 Kayla has had to relearn everything since she was Slated, she'd never seen a car before and couldn't even work out how to open the door or do the washing up without help. In many ways she starts off like a teenager sized toddler, completely unaware of the dangers around her and needing constant babysitting. She is a quick learner though and does her best to settle into her new life no matter how strange she finds everything. The trouble for poor Kayla is that the Slating process doesn't seem to have worked correctly for her, where the other Slated teenagers she knows are very laid back, relaxed and happy to just let life happen around them Kayla questions everything. She is suffering with nightmares but are they really just dreams or could they be memories from her previous life? Kayla knows that if anyone finds out just how different she is then she'll be in major trouble. She is scared of her feelings and she doesn't know who to trust or turn to, people she thinks she can rely on let her down and others who she is wary of prove to be valuable allies. 
 Slated is a great start to the series and a fab debut from Teri Terry.