In the near future, when Kayla refuses to be barcoded like all other seventeen year olds, she finds herself an outcast. Soon, dangerous things start happening to her family and she is forced to run for her life.
In nineteenth century New England, Joseph Palmer flouts the law against wearing a beard and is accused by his fellow citizens of being unpatriotic and sinful, stubbornly refusing to shave even when he is sent to jail.
