Palahniuk, Chuck

The best and brightest students at a seemingly reputable high school are disappearing. Every day it seems another overachiever is lost to an apparent suicide. But something far more sinister is lurking beneath the surface. These kids have been under surveillance since birth, monitored and measured by an online service called ‘Greener Pastures’. It’s here that billionaires observe and recruit the next generation of talent. The highest test scores, the best grades, and the most niche extracurriculars just might land these teenagers an enticing offer at auction. A couple billion dollars in exchange for the remainder of your life and intellectual labour sounds like a pretty fair deal – doesn’t it? Students must choose between the risk of following their dreams or the security of money and a lifetime of servitude to the world’s wealthiest and most elite – but how much of a choice do they truly have?