Living a life in the shadows after violently retaliating against the killer who walked free after murdering her sister, Alex unexpectedly befriends guilt-ridden athlete Jack and defiant preacher’s kid Peekay, who must navigate Alex’s darker nature throughout their senior year.

Seven interwoven narratives spanning three tense hours on a fateful day share the perspectives of a girl with a rare memory condition, a teacher who fears a student may be planning an act of violence, and a girl about to embark on a cross-country plot.

A smart but insecure girl leaps at the chance to escape her broken-down suburban life when she is given a scholarship to a prestigious school, where she unexpectedly gains entry into an influential clique alongside a girl who is tired of being eclipsed by her own false popularity.

Fleeing into the wilderness after her father’s brutal murder, Sefia learns how to hunt, track and steal in order to survive before embarking on a quest to rescue the beloved aunt who is her mentor, an effort that is shaped by a magnificent book that is unheard of in her otherwise illiterate society.