Publisher's Synopsis
The ratings are real. One number, 0 to 100, determines your place in society. Earn a high rating, and the world is yours for thetaking. But fall to zero, and you may as well cease to exist.Societies thrive on order, and the Rating System is the ultimate symbol of organized social mobility. The higher it soars, the more valued you are. The lower it plummets, the harder you must work to improve yourself. For thestudents at the prestigious Maplethorpe Academy, every single thing they do is reflected in their ratings, updated daily andavailable for all to see.But when an act of vandalism sullies the front doors of the school, it sets off a chain reaction that will shake the lives of six specialstudents -- and the world beyond.