disaster and destruction are all 13 year olds Luisa has ever known. But now she and her best friend, Maddie, are among the lucky few being sent to boarding school, far from home. Finally, a taste of freedom! Country Manor school isn’t perfect: the girls roommates are tough to get along with, and the school is hard work. Still, Luisa loves CMS – the survival skills, classes, or fresh air. She doesn’t even miss not having TV, or the Internet, or any contact with home. It’s for their own safety, after all. Or is it?