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Oh man.  How to summarize?  (However I do it, it’s gonna sound terrible )

Here goes:

The country is under a tyrannical government’s rule–one that uses the “survival of the fittest” concept to cull the population so the future generations are strong, tough, and capable.  They create a border between the slums and the rich, high-tech city.  They enforce their ideals by holding a race that all able citizens participate in to make it into the city.  (The people with disabilities or illnesses are left to fend for themselves in the slums.)  The Runners have to survive in the wilderness, withstand all sorts of physical and mental challenges, and, of course, run.  Those who make it are allowed inside the city walls, honored and accepted into the society that will make the world great.  Those who don’t are “Culled.”

The setting is in the slums, where a group of people band together, trying to survive until they can Run themselves.  The main character has trained under her “brother” (a guy who raised her when she was abandoned) all her life and wants more than anything to gain wealth, honor, and security.  But when a child enters her life and changes her perspective, she fights with herself.  Does she really want to abandon the people on the outskirts and become one of the people she hates?  But what choice does she have?

We’ll see how it goes. 😉