Feeling guilty after her mother's accidental death, sixteen-year-old Tessendra Rockwood leaves the abundance of Eden to fight for survival in the drought-devastated Badlands, but when she joins the rebel group, Kudzu, to fight the tyranny of Eden's government, she is in for some big surprises. Feeling guilty after her mother's accidental death, 16-year-old Tessendra leaves the abundance of Eden to fight for survival in the drought-devastated Badlands, where she joins a rebel group to fight tyranny. The plot contains profanity and violence.