For thirteen-year-old Aveline Fleur, a child of Alterra's ruling house, life is pretty much perfect. She attends private school, owns a horse, and lives on an enormous estate where she and her best friend Bruno run wild. But when she discovers that her family is involved in a sinister plot to brainwash people who speak out against the regime-and that Bruno and his mother are in danger-Aveline must summon the courage to save herself and her friends before it's too late.
