Ruby never asked for the abilities that almost cost her her life. Now
she must call upon them on a daily basis, leading dangerous missions to
bring down a corrupt government and breaking into the minds of her
enemies. Other kids in the Children's League call Ruby "Leader," but she
knows what she really is: a monster.
When Ruby is entrusted with an explosive secret, she must embark on her
most dangerous mission yet: leaving the Children's League behind.
Crucial information about the disease that killed most of America's
children--and turned Ruby and the others who lived into feared and hated
outcasts--has survived every attempt to destroy it. But the truth is
saved in only one place: a flash drive in the hands of Liam Stewart, the
boy Ruby once believed was her future--and who now wouldn't recognize
her.
As Ruby sets out across a desperate, lawless country to find Liam--and
answers about the catastrophe that has ripped both her life and America
apart--she is torn between old friends and the promise she made to serve
the League. Ruby will do anything to protect the people she loves. But
what if winning the war means losing herself?