Chaos reigns after an electromagnetic pulse attack destroys the country's power grid and sends the United States back to the Dark Ages. The hit leaves fifteen-year-old Dee stranded on a farm in rural Washington, where basic survival is the top priority. But without the essentials--electricity, clean water, even her cell phone--does Dee have a chance? As disease and lawlessness run rampant in the nearby town, everything Dee holds dear is threatened...