As societies evolve, so do their challenges.
In the town of Greensburg of a futuristic United States, a group of teens find their lives irreversibly linked when a seventeen-year-old boy named Shadow starts an orchestra to bridge the divide growing between the social classes, and as a gesture of welcoming those of the society referred to as the "Marked". A belief in the transcendent potential of music encourages him, but change turns out to be fragile. A close friend of Shadow's finds herself, along with other teens, called to participate in an ambiguous government-sponsored program, one that will change their lives forever, elucidate the brutal realities of their world, the cost of hatred and intolerance, ultimately determining whether they will have the strength to resist both an oppressive society and their own fears, ignorance, and prejudices.
Perfect for fans of 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale, the story has haunting parallels to contemporary society that warn of the consequences of xenophobia, sexism, racism, and unrestrained capitalism.