He knows that a famous movie star couple lived on one of them, and he figures they must have stocked it with lots of food.īug is correct in believing there is food there, but the five adopted children of the movie stars are rationing it. One of his gang, a boy named Bug, believes there might be food on one of the islands just offshore of Perdido Beach. He and his handful of followers have resorted to cannibalism in order to survive. She often loses time and is unaware of what she’s doing.Ĭaine, Sam’s twin brother and the leader of the remaining students from the Coates Academy, is barely alive. However, another presence inside her is evil. Brittany hears a voice speaking to her, encouraging her to be good. Sam keeps secret the fact that a girl named Brittany appears to have clawed out of her grave and is now alive again. Astrid believes that to willingly poof will lead to their death. Orsay believes they will be reunited with their parents outside of the dome.

She insists that when they turn 15, they should embrace the “poof,” which is when children disappear from the FAYZ unless they fight against it. Orsay claims to be able to contact parents outside the dome. Meanwhile, Nerezza, a mysterious girl whom no one can remember from before the FAYZ, has labeled Orsay, a girl who can see other people’s dreams, a prophetess. Zil and his gang kidnap any freaks they find and force them to live away from “normal” human kids. Other freaks can move very fast, transport themselves from one place to another or levitate things. Freaks are kids with special powers like Sam, who can throw lightning from his hands. Zil and his followers don’t want Sam or any of the other “freaks” to be in charge of the FAYZ. Astrid wants to make council rule the law inside the FAYZ, but when problems arise, the children call on Sam to solve them instead of the council. Although Sam, Astrid and the other members of the council try to keep order graffiti, substance abuse and violence are becoming more common. After seven months inside the dome known as the FAYZ, life is getting grim.

Lies by Michael Grant