Societies thrive on order, and the Rating System is the ultimate symbol of organized social mobility. The higher your rating soars, the more valued you are. The lower it plummets, the harder you must work to improve yourself. For the students at the prestigious Maplethorpe Academy, every single thing they do is reflected in their ratings, updated continuously and available 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 special students, Bex, Noah, Tamin, Han, Chase and Javi don't have much in common at first glance, but soon each of them will be forced to face the unfair reality of the ratings--and decide whether they're willing to fight for a better future"--Dust jacket.
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