Margaret has always felt a pressure to fit into her little fishing village. She feels she has to become a fisherman and contribute to her poor community. But when she turns 17 she must take a test all teens take to determine if they will receive more schooling or not. When she receives a test score above average in her village she is accused of cheating and taken where others who were accused of cheating are being held. Here she discovers the flaws of the school system and how it lacks in individuality and believes you are only a score of memorization.
Imagine a future where your body was altered at age 10 to be "perfect." The dark side of the altercation shows itself when one boy gets suspicious. Everything you wished was provided to you. You never were expected to do a thing. There's just one rule: never refuse to be altercated or you suffered the consequences.
This is the life of ten year old Noah and twenty five year old Amber. Unfortunately, Noah's time has come. His altercation looms over him like the stress of death itself. Can Amber help Noah and others after him from morphing into 'perfection'? Or will Noah and many others suffer the same fate as the ones beforehand?