It is set in a future time with the title characte's struggle to recover both physically and mentally from a terrible accident that she can't remember. Her parents have told her that she had been in a coma for an extended time, but, she suspects there is something they aren't telling her. Why does here grandmother seem to find her repellant? Why are they "hiding" in an isolated home to which they recently moved? Why does she know the entire text of Leaves of Grass, but can't remember her best friends from before the accident? Why do her parents discourage her from leaving the house? As she gets to the truth of the matter, she begins to question everything about her "self."
This book raises some sophisticated questions including the seat of one's soul. I wonder how children in the target audience will respond to it? Having said that, I found the book compelling and thoughtful. It was well worth the read.
