Claudia McCarthy enters high school determined to keep her head down and not be noticed.

With her limp and her stutter she wants to avoid being bullied at all costs. But then she gets sucked into the world of the school's patrician Senate and finds that power can be intoxicating...and corrupting.

Is Claudia going to be able to make a difference at her school, or is she just going to get chewed up and spit out by her fellow classmates?

• Explores machinations of political power in timely way 
• Laced with humor and psychological thrills 
• Keeps reader off-balance throughout with skillful storytelling