When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, soh to e and call the police Soovernht have survived the mysterious disease that had killed ed with so abilities they could not control Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life She is on the run, desperate to find the only safe haven left for kids like her--East River She joins a group of kids who have escaped their own ca hard for Ruby But noclose Not after what happened to her parents When they arrive at East River, nothing is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader But there are other forces at work, people ill stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the government Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one thata life worth living