In a America after a social crash people are forced to play by the rules of the government and all seems very strict.

A young man named Bird cant belive that life has to be this restricted and finds out that his missing mother is part of the rebellion against the government.

He receives a strange letter from his mother and starts his search for the truth. One day he sneaks away from his father in search of his mother and is faced with a whole new story.

I was hooked from the first chapter.