A teenage boy goes on a secret hunting trip alone in an effort to come to terms with his leukemia and to test his strength and resourcefulness in battling the elements and stalking the whitetailed deer that is his quarry.
Explains the water cycle, how water evaporates from the sea, forms clouds, falls as rain or snow on the land, and flows into rivers and streams, which flow back to the sea.
Unemployed after high school in the highly robotic society of 2154, Lisse and seven friends resign themselves to a boring existence in their "Designated Area" until the government invites them to play the Game.