Random acts of senseless violence

Lola Hart is a typical twelve-year-old girl living in a near-future Manhattan, but her comfortable life is quickly dissolving. As riots, disease, and civil unrest grip the city, Lola chronicles her family's struggle to adapt in her diary. Forced to move and estranged from her old friends, she finds new companions who understand what it takes to survive on the streets. This novel offers a thrilling and disturbing look at a city and a country spiraling out of control through the eyes of a young girl.