Lizzie Chambers wants to be a scientist like the astronomer Vera Rubin. She doesn't believe in the myths of her ancestors or share her grandpa's interest in the paranormal. A few days before her thirteenth birthday her faith in science is shaken when she learns of an impending disaster that only she can stop. The prediction takes her into the labyrinth of walkways connecting the city's skyscrapers. She has only four numbers and an ancient talisman to guide her. As the pieces of the puzzle fall into place, she begins to question the forces at work. Are they based in science or something else altogether?
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