Sometimes the only way to see the truth is to be the one left behind. Seventh grade is hard enough without a broken leg. After a disastrous fall down the stairs, Evan Turner is stuck in a wheelchair, sporting a heavy cast and a pair of "fashion disaster" cut-off jeans. While his best friend Riley and the rest of his classmates board yellow buses for a top-secret, highly rumored field trip, Evan is left behind in the silent, empty halls of his school. But Evan isn't just sitting out a fun day. Directed to the mysterious Room 214, Evan joins a small group of "misfit" observers: a girl on crutches and a boy with a rescue inhaler. They aren't there for study hall; they've been "selected" by a mysterious man who looks more like a secret agent than a teacher. Through live video feeds and cryptic notebooks, Evan and his team are tasked with watching their classmates undergo a series of increasingly strange "simulations"-from smoke-filled rooms to bizarre "emergency meal" tests. As the line between a school drill and a high-stakes operation begins to blur, Evan discovers that being "un-noticed" might actually be his greatest strength. In a world where everyone is looking at the spectacle, the only people who see the real danger are the ones the world ignored.
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