Surreal

All 14-year old Elena Sarris wants to do is stay under the radar. It's the year of 2065, and the presidency of the United States of America has been overthrown. Monarchs are turning the shaky, confused United States into the "United Colonies," and gradually restricting the freedoms of the country.

Elena is thrown out of her relatively peaceful life when her friend develops a unique ability that could destroy them both if the wrong people knew. When this friend disappears, believed to be kidnapped, Elena sets off on an adventure to find her, uncovering a dangerous world who very few live to see, discovering that her friend is not the only one who has one of these "special" abilities.

In this coming-of-age book, Elena learns what it means to be a friend, and what it means to be different.