Fifteen-year-old Jem doesn’t like people very much. When she looks people in the face, Jem sees their numbers—the dates when “their numbers will be up.” With death an unavoidable presence in her life, is it any wonder Jem prefers the isolation of a surly demeanor?

Jem’s world begins to change when she reluctantly forms a friendship with a boy from her school, but after they witness a terrorist attack, they go on the run.

For older teens and for adults, this debut novel provides a complex and intelligent story that is sure to captivate.

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