After the mutant Erasers, who work for the School, abduct the youngest member of their group, the "birdkids" take off in pursuit on a rescue mission. These are the kids who escaped from the School and are the result of genetic experimentation, and who are struggling to understand their own origins and purpose in the world.
General Note
"First published in hardcover in April 2005 by Little, Brown and Company"--T.p. verso.