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In a society where every child is assigned a lifelong role between ages nine and twelve, the arrival of a plain white envelope determines everything. Mommies and Daddies earn free education, respected jobs, and the right to raise Littles. Littles are taken from school and placed in permanent toddlerhood, their lives reduced to naps, playtime, and constant care. Nine-year-old Makayla "Kayla" White has been dreading the letter's arrival, hoping she'll be chosen for a future of independence. But when the mailbox clatters shut one spring morning, her fate is sealed.