Wisty and her older brother Whit were your average teens. They lived with their parents, went to school, and hung-out with friends. Then the New Order and its leader, The One Who Is The One, came into power and everything changed. Wisty and Whit are arrested in their home for reasons unknown to them. They are allowed to take one item each. Their parents thrust a drumstick and a book without words into their hands and off they go. After an unjust hearing, the teens are sentenced to death for being a witch and wizard. As they wait in prison, Whit and Wisty begin to discover talents and skills they did not know they possessed. Will Whit and Wisty be able to master their skills before it's too late? Patterson has written very accessible book with short, zippy chapters will entice even the most reluctant of readers. This book is first in the series.