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They told her that her sister was dead. They lied. A tyrant alien queen the world knows nothing about and the President of the United States are hiding a chilling secret. But Cal Cameron's about to uncover the truth. On a quest for answers about Quinn's disappearance, Cal ventures out with her fellow operatives aboard the Stellix, a spaceship in search of intelligent life. But nothing could prepare her for what she finds. Now, her search has turned into a rescue mission. And as for the people who did this to Quinn? Hell hath no fury like a sister scorned.

Sixteen-year-old Lorena is a science nerd at a time when girls don't do science. It's 1962 and the message from President Kennedy's Committee on the Status of Women isn't well received in her conservative community. Lorena plays the roles expected of a good girl. She's Lorena to her teachers, Lor to her friends, and Reenie to her Dad. She can't make her parents understand why she doesn't want the traditional role of teacher, nurse, or secretary like her older two sisters do.