Chloe is a teenager who lives with her mother and whose father can't be bothered with her. She spends her spare time hanging out and binge drinking with her friends. One particular drunken night, after an argument with her best friend Steph, Chloe manages to stagger home, but the next morning awakes to something much worse than a hangover.

Saul is always drawn to water, but his father hates him going near it. Three years ago Saul's mother walked out to sea and drowned, so now Saul's dad has taken him as far away from the sea as possible. Saul runs away to be near the sea again, where he discovers his true heritage, that his mother is a selkie and hasn't drowned after all.

Braindeads like Conor Smith are scary. Everyone says so. Kids who become telepathic as they hit puberty can't be normal. That's why they need special implants in their brains... Lara thinks the same until the day she discovers she's a telepath too. And once the authorities know, its only a matter of time before Lara gets an implant too.

A funny and poignant look at contemporary teen life: knife culture, adolescent loneliness, friendships and love