The near future is progressively free from discrimination based on race,
class, and sexual orientation. But in a world populated by the gifted,
fifteen-year-old Alejandro Aragon (Alé) is part of the only remaining
minority-he's a Deficient. Powerless. The one that accelerated genetics
left behind.
Alé knows that he'll need a miracle to graduate and pursue his dream of
a legal career in the capital. His only ally is his best friend Yalamba,
an outspoken and exceptionally gifted artist renowned for her unique
ability to draw things into existence. But when she's kidnapped in a
hate crime against her ability, it appears that Alé has every motive and
no believable alibi.
To prove his innocence and track down the real culprit, Alé teams up
with the other outcasts in school, who each have their own reasons for
getting involved. But the deeper they dig, the more they fear Yalamba's
kidnapping is linked to a string of unsolved murders against the
exceptionally gifted.
With time running out, Alé must discover who he really is if he and his
new friends plan to track down the culprit, clear his name, and rescue
Yalamba-all before she herself is drawn out of existence.
