"Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Reeducation Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities--and Jane is studying to become an Attendant,...

Propelled by his best friend's impending move out of state, and inspired by Ferris Bueller's Day Off, sixteen-year-old Harrison plans a farewell tour through Baltimore that includes a road trip, their first Pride, and a rooftop dance party.