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Characters: Connor, Harry (the man who drives the car) and Rebecca (riding shootgun with Harry)
Plot: Connor is kidnapped by Harry and Rebecca (“the transporter“) at the parents' request to take Connor to a boot camp called Lake Harmony.
Setting: in a car that drives to Lake Harmony
Favourite Quote: “No, they’re totally numb. I’m worried I’ll have permanent nerve damage or something.” (page 9, line 10)

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Characters: In this Chapter are Connor, Sabrina (only in the mind of Connor), “The Troll”, “The Athlet” and Joe.
Plot: Connor is brought to “his room” by two men. They don't talk and just look at him until one of them says Connor should stand until he was told otherwise. After a few hours, another man named Joe comes into the room, who orders Connor to undress and then put on a uniform consisting of a shirt, jeans and flip-flops. Then Connor was allowed to lie down and sleep.
Setting: In a small windowless room whit a military metal framed bed and two chairs by the door.

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Characters: In this chapter are Connor and Mr Z
Plot: Connor is sent to Mr. Z the principal. He explains Connor that his parents brought him here because they are worried about him and afraid for his welfare. Then Mr. Z gives Connor the Lake Harmony Bible. He must be able to memorize these and pass the following test. Then Connor is brought into a room to memorize the Bible. Because of his photographic memory, he reads the Bible once, writes the test and passes it. Then he was taken to his room.
Setting: In the beginning Connor was in Mr Z's office, then in a classroom and at the end in Connor's room.
Favourite Quote: “Anywhere I can get a cup of coffee... uh, sir?” (page 23, line 23)

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Characters: Connor, Joe, Mr Sparks (the Athlet), Mr Gold (the Troll) and Adam (red-haired jerk)
Plot:Connor is thrown with something at breakfast when he wants to settle down, Joe asks what it was. Since Connor hasn’t done anything, he has not answer and is then reprimanded and exposed by Joe. He should say why he is here. But Connor wants to tell Joe privately. Joe replied that there was no privacy here and tells everyone why Connor is here. He had a relationship with his teacher. After that he was brought to TI by Mr Sparks and Mr Gold.
Setting: At the food hall.

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Characters: Conner, Joe, David (Zitface), Rachel (chubby girl), Adam, (the parents of Connor, Hallie Frampson and Sabrina)
Plot: Connor was in TI for a few days. He remembers events from his past, such as a dinner with the Frampson family where he disappointed his mother, a homework he wrote about his parents’ jobs when he was nine, or his first encounter with Sabrina. When he was picked up from TI, Connor was taken to the circle.

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Characters: Connor, Joe, Pauly, David (Zitface), Robert (unibrow), Adam, Ron and Jon
Plot: Joe takes Connor to the dorm, whereupon he sees Pauly, who has a rash. Joe asks Pauly where it came from and Pauly replies that it might come from eating. Then all the boys laugh except Connor. As Joe leaves, follow Adam, David and Robert Pauly into the bathroom. Connor follows them and sees Adam threatening Pauly with a pointed toothbrush. Conner stops Adam from hurting Pauly. When Adam walks past Connor, he threatens him.
Setting: At the dorm
Favourite Quote: “Don’t you know you
sound like you’re reading from a script for a bad TV movie” (page 62, line 10-11)

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Characters: Connor, Joe, Mr Gold (the Troll), Jon, Ron, Mr Sparks (the Athlete), (the parents of Connor and Sabrina)
Plot: Connor has to go to the TI again. He is brought there by Mr Gold, Joe, Jon and Ron. When they got there, Joe said, "no marks," and leaves the room. Suddenly Jon and Ron start beating Connor. They hurt him, but in such a way that you wouldn't see it the next day. When he's alone, Connor thinks about his childhood or the past. He remembers the trip to the Colorado River with his father or the time he spent with Sabrina. Connor also remembers an argument between his father and him. They discussed that Connor didn't go to school regularly. Connor thought it was superfluous to go to class regularly, because he always writes an A in every test anyway.
Setting: In Temporary Isolation
Favourite Quote: “You just called me Gary. My name’s Connor” (page 67, line 18-19)

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Characters: Connor, Mr Sparks, Joe, Pauly, David (Zitface), (Unibrow) Robert, Adam and Sarah
Plot: Connor is allowed to leave the TI and is picked up by Mr Sparks. He takes Connor to the circle. On the way to the circle, Connor asks Mr Sparks a few things. Although speaking without prompting violates the rules, Mr. Sparks answers most of his questions. The topic in the circle is Sarah because she has been in Lake Harmony for two and a half years and is still level one. Robert tries to "offend" her, but Sarah replies that he is only almost level four because he does everything Joe tells him to do.
Setting: The Circle room

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Characters: Connor, Adam, Joe, Pauly, David (Zitface), Stu, (Unibrow) Robert, Ron, Jon and Mr Sparks
Plot:Connor and nine other boys are outside to wash and dry clothes. When Adam fought with two other boys, they were taken away by Joe and two other guards. Connor is alone with other guys for the first time. Pauly goes to Connor and tells him that he wants to break out of Lake Harmony and asks if he wants to come with him. Connor is not sure because he doesn’t know if it is a trap set by Joe. He therefore does not give him a clear answer. When the guards came back and saw Pauly talking, the conversation was interrupted and Pauly was “punished”. Connor was later stopped by Joe when he went to eat. Joe takes out gum and threw the paper on the floor. Connor has to pick it up and give it to him. He had to repeat this very often. When Connor tried to pick up the paper without having received the order, Joe kicked him in the face. Connor got nosebleeds and the blood drips on the floor. When the chewing gum paper was covered in blood and Connor wanted to give it to Joe, he steps back. Connor felt power for a moment. But then he realise that this was expected of him and Connor stops from holding the bloody paper in front of Joe and asks if he should wipe off the puddle of blood.
Setting: Outside or at something like a wash station and in a hallway or something like that.

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Characters: Connor, Joe, Mr Z, Adam, David (Zitface), (Unibrow) Robert and Pauly
Plot: Connor talks to Mr Z in his office. Mr Z asks Connor a few questions such as what he has learned in his time in Lake Harmony. When he sits down to eat, Adam demands that he give him his food. When Connor doesn't do this, Adam takes Pauly's food. Later Connor has the chance to write a letter to his parents. At first he didn't want to write a letter, but then Connor does. When he was finished writing, Joe reads it aloud and tore it up. When Connor brushes his teeth in the bathroom to go to bed afterwards, Adam, David and Robert also come to the bathroom. Adam took the pointed toothbrush and used it to drive him along the back wheel. Adam threatens him and says that he should rather do what he tells him to do. Connor starts bleeding from the cut.
Setting: At Mr Z office, the foot hall and the bathroom.

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Characters: Connor, Sarah, Pauly, Mr Sparks, Ron, Jon, Joe, Rachel, David (Zitface), (Unibrow) Robert, Adam, Mr Gold and Megan
Plot: Connor and Pauly talk about the outbreak while jogging. Pauly tries to persuade Connor to join in, but he is not sure. Connor doubts whether the outbreak works. If the plan fails, he doesn't know how long he will have to stay in Lake Harmony. Connor and Sarah start secretly writing encrypted messages describing Pauli's plan. In the circle, Joe Connor asks about Sabrina. Connor does not want to answer the questions and therefore mostly says that it does not know. Connor learns that sara is no longer sent to the TI because it does not help. The next time Connor goes to the Circle, he notices a new girl named Megan. Joe provoked Mega, whereupon she knocked him out. When you look for her, you find her wrapped on the floor in a blanket that was too glued.
Setting: Outside, study carrel, in the Circle room
Favourite Quote: “Who are you, my shrink” (page 110, line 7)

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Characters: Connor, Sarah, Mr Sparks, Ted, Joe, Mr Gold, Rachel and Adam
Plot: Connor and sarah meet by letter in the infirmary. Connor has a headache and is sent to the infirmary by the teacher. Sarah is waiting for him there. The supervisor and at the same time the "doctor" Ted is outside to smoke. Meanwhile Sarah tells why she is in Lake Harmony. Her father is a Mormon elder and apostle. She doesn't believe in it and when her father didn't know what to do next, he sent Sarah to Lake Harmony. Sarah says that if Connor found out that he wasn't getting out of here, it would be too late for Pauly and her. That's why he should break out with them. At lunch, Adam again requests that Connor give him his food. While Adam wants to make it clear to him, he pulls out a piece of paper. This is one of the pieces of paper Connor wrote with Sarah. When Connor does not respond, Adam addresses Joe. This comparison the note with Connors handwriting. Since Connor wrote the notes with the left, nothing stands out. When Connor was at the Circle. Due to the fact that he is level two, he was allowed to speak without being addressed. Connor can speak of everything that disturbs him. Since Lake Harmony is not allowed to talk badly Connor was sent to TI again.
Setting: Infirmary, food hall and the Circle room
Favourite Quote: “I’m going out for a smoke. Don’t bother looking for the good stuff while I’m gone because it’s all locked in that safe.” (page 128, line 22-25)

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Characters: Connor, Ron, Jon, Joe, Mr Sparks and Pauly
Plot: Connor is back in TI. He forgets how many days he's been in TI and even starts thinking about whether Sabrina was worth being in Lake Harmony. After a few weeks, Joe comes up to him and wants Connor to write a letter to Sabrina to see if he's ready to leave TI. Joe wasn't happy with the letter, but Connor is allowed to go anyway. He goes to the soccer game, which takes place only once a month. During the game Pauly comes to Connor and explains his and Sarah's plan to him. They want to break out in two weeks because it's the darkest night because of the new moon. Connor doesn't have much time left to decide.
Setting: In the TI room and outside

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Characters: Connor, Mr Gold, Adam, David (Zitface), (Unibrow) Robert, Pauly and Joe
Plot: Connor is asked by Mr Gold to transport a television for the higher levels, since they are allowed to watch television in a special room. Since the television is very heavy, Adam uses his Chanche and hires Connor to make him fall without anyone suspecting him. Mr Gold sees this and orders Adam, David and Robert to help Connor. Connor could have died. Since Pauly saw what Adam was doing, he asked how he was doing and told him that the outbreak would be in five days. Connor is still undecided whether to join.

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Characters: Connor, Joe, Mr Sparks, Ron, Jon and the father of Connor
Plot: Connor in Lake Harmony for six months and is therefore allowed to have a visit from his parents. Everyone is prepared for this so that parents still have a good picture of Lake Harmony. Connor and his father are not left alone and are led through the facility by John. His father "apologizes" but still think it was a good decision and that Connor will hopefully be grateful at some point. After Connor's father left, Joe took him to the windowless room where Connor was first when he was taken to Lake Harmony.
Setting: anywhere in Lake Harmony and in the windowless room

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Characters: Connor, Joe, Pauly, Sarah, Ron, Adam and Miles
Plot: During the meal Connor has to go to the toilet and is brought there by Ron. On the way he sees Joe and Adam discussing something. When he comes back to sit in his seat, Adam provokes him. Although Connor knows that this is a set-up, he goes into it and grabs Adam by the throat. However, there are no penalties for Connor. A new boy named Miles is coming to Lake Harmony. A few days after the new moon, Pauly comes to him and says that he will break out on the next new moon, whether Connor comes with him or not. He has to make a decision.
Setting: at the fool hall and outside

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Characters: Connor, Joe, Pauly, Sarah, Rachel, Adam, Miles, Mr Sparks, David (Zitface) and (Unibrow) Robert
Plot: Joe orders Connor to write a letter to Sabrina. He starts but can't continue writing. Connor has to go back to the TI. When he gets out, he has to write the letter again. Joe read it out loud in a circle. Joe asks for each other's opinions and whether Connor is ready to return to his family. Adam is the only one to answer: "I doubt it."

Later Mr. Sparks asks if Connor wants to join the basketball team. Actually you are only allowed to go to the gym from level four, but Mr Sparks makes an exception because they still need a teammate. He tells Connor after the game that he shouldn't change. Mr Sparks would like to tell him more but he doesn't want to lose your job because he needs the money. In the evening in the bathroom, Adam and “his Gestapo” kick and beat Connor. Shortly before Connor passes out, he hears Joe tell them to stop.
Setting: in the Circle room, the gym and the bathroom

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Characters: Connor, Mr Sparks, Ron, Adam, David (Zitface), (Unibrow) Robert, (Babyface) Miles, Pauly and Joe
Plot: Connor wakes up in the infirmary. Mr Sparks is sitting next to him and is asking about his condition. Connor asks him if Adam and the others had been punished. Mr. Sparks explains that Lake Harmony would no longer exist without such people, and that his hands are tied. Because of this, Adam and the others were not punished. Connor is picked up by Ron after four days and taken to the dining hall. There Adam smiles at him and makes it clear that he would do it again. When Joe takes her to her bedroom. Deliberately stumbles Pauly so that a few fall over. When Joe untangles the bunch of children, Pauly runs to the breaker panel to turn off the power. Joe notices it and wants to run to stop him. Connor has to decide whether to stop Joe and help Sarah and Pauly or do nothing.
Setting: at the infirmary, the food hall and the hall
Favourite Quote: “Man. I’ve never seen anyone get it as bad as you.” (page 188, line 1-2)

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Characters: Connor, Joe, Pauly, Sarah, man with a car
Plot: Connor stops Joe. The hall went dark. Suddenly Pauly says that Connor should take as much of the food as possible and then come to the flag pole. After making his way to the food hall, Connor does everything Pauly told him. Once he has reached the pole he goes to Sarah and Pauly and hides with them in the bushes.

After seeing that everyone trying to get to the exit is being pushed away, Connor, Sarah and Pauly sneak up to the exit that was cleared for the fire trucks. Suddenly they realise that Joe is behind them. When he caches Sarah, Connor overwhelmed and pushes him on the floor. They tie him up with tape and tap his mouth. They are now about five miles from Lake Harmony away and want to hitchhike to Canada. Sarah, Connor and Pauly are let into the car by a man. He asks why they want to go to Canada. They lie to him and say they are on the way to Canada because of a band. The man suddenly mentions Lake Harmony.
Setting: hall, food hall and outside

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Characters: Connor, Pauly, Sarah, man with a car, man with a car who only speaks french, Harry and Rebecca
Plot: The man who took Connor, Sarah and Pauly drives to a gas station to refuel his car, asks Connor, Sarah and Pauly if they want to eat and drink. It's purely about buying coffee and donuts, but Pauly thinks he's calling the police or someone from Lake Harmony, so get out of the car. When the man came back with coffee and donuts, they were hidden, so he drove away. Sarah stands on the side of the road again. This time a French stops. When Connor, Pauly and Sarah have to go to the toilet, the French stops at a truck stop, lets them out and drives on without them. When Connor comes out of the toilet, he sees Harry and Rebecca, the people who brought him to Lake Harmony. He thinks they're already looking for them.

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Characters: Connor, Pauly, Sarah, Harry and Rebecca
Plot: Harry and Rebecca disappear after a while. Pauly's plan is to hide in the woods and sleep a little until evening. When it is dark, they want to search a dumpster for useful things like food or clothing. When she is hiding in the woods, Connor Sarah tells how we met Sabrina. After it gets dark, sneak up to the containers and search. After you're done, walk through the woods along the road. When Sarah stepped on something and something got stuck in her foot, Connor pulls it out. From then on, you walk on the street and Connor supports Sarah because her foot hurts and bleeds.
Setting: at a truck stop, in the woods

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Characters: Connor, Sarah, Pauly, Rebecca
Plot: Sarah's foot hurts a lot. They go to a cornfield to rest for a while. Since Pauly is sick, they stay in the field until the next morning. When he notices the next day that it is near the St. Lawrence river and near the border, Connor, Sarah and Pauly walk through the cornfield until they are on the edge of a road. Connor goes on alone because he is the only healthy one. He is looking for a way to cross the border without needing money or a passport, like a hole in the fence or something like that. When he looks at two people, one person seems very familiar to him. It's Rebecca.
Setting: near by the St. Lawrence river

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Characters: Connor, Rebecca, Sarah, Pauly and Harry
Plot: When Rebecca sees Connor, they both start running. While Connor is running for his life, he is looking for a way to get to the other side of the fence. Suddenly Connor approaches the fence, lies down on his back and slides under the fence. Connor talks to Rebecca and then runs on. When he discovers a boat rental, he goes back to Sarah and Pauly after a few hours. Connor wants to steal a boat and then drive it across the river. They stand and sprint because they saw Harry and it may be their only chance.
Setting: near by the St. Lawrence river

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Characters: Connor, Sarah, Pauly, Harry, Rebecca and the police
Plot: Connor, Sarah and Pauly run to the docks. Sarah gets into a boat while Connor and Pauly take off all the screw caps so that Harry and Rebecca cannot follow him. Pauly and Connor go to Sarah and drive off. A little later they realise that Harry and Rebecca are still following them. Connor can not let them drown, he drives Sarah and Pauly to the dock in Canada. There he find out that there is no aunt and is kissed goodbye by Sarah. Connor drives back to help Harry and Rebecca. When they are on the boat, he hears sirens. It is the police.
Setting: On the St. Lawrence river

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Characters: Connor, Rebecca, Harry, police officer, Don, Joe and Mr Sparks
Plot: The police take Connor, Rebecca and Harry to the police station. When they are finally allowed to go, Harry handcuffs Connor. Rebecca tries to "convince" Harry to do the right thing while driving, but Harry continues. Almost everything is like Connor's first drive to Lake Harmony. When they arrive, Joe and Mr Gold are already waiting for Connor. When Joe gets him out of the car, he punches Connor in the stomach as hard as possible.
Setting: At a police station and at Lake Harmony

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Characters: Connor, Mr Z, Joe, Mr Gold and Adam and his Gestapo
Plot: Connor has to wait for him in front of Mr Z's office. He only heard Mr Z talking to Sarah's father on the phone. He tells him that Sarah and Pauly are fine. Pauly is in a hospital and Sarah has disappeared. Because of them, Mr Z has big problems. After the conversation, Connor sends him to the TI. This time, no care is taken to ensure that there are no traces. After being badly damaged, Connor crawls after Joe in the dining hall on his hands and feet. There he is put on display. Mr Z says that everyone is graded a level. That's why Connor is beaten and attacked by many in the following days. A few days later, when Joe takes everyone to the dorm, he goes outside with Connor and chains him up.
Setting: Mr Z office, TI room and food hall

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Characters: Connor, Joe, Adam, Mr Gold and Mr Sparks
Plot: Connor is lying on the cold floor. After a few hours, Joe comes to him. He orders Connor to get up, but when he tries, Joe hits him so that Connor is on the floor. This does Joe a few times, when he goes to a tree and tears off a branch and hits him with it. Connor crawls back to TI. This time he has to kneel in front of Adam instead of lying down. Adam is allowed to beat Connor, under the supervision of Mr Gold, so that he will be level six again. When Adam left, Mr. Sparks brought him food. Connor is allowed to lie down but when Adam comes back, Connor has to kneel down again because Adam is afraid of getting into trouble.
Setting: Outside and in the TI room

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Characters: Connor, Joe, Jason, Mr Z, the parents of Connor, Rebecca and a man
Plot: Time has passed. Connor is now level four and has become the one who absolutely wants to reach the next level. He started to believe Joe's words. Connor was asked by Jos to write a text in which we should write about the outbreak. He writes that he regrets his actions. Connor has now become an inconspicuous child. Adam and no one else hits him anymore. Joe likes the text and is now able to bring the “family” back. Just before he wants to go, a boy named Jason arrives and says that Connor should follow Mr Z's orders. Connor does this. His mother, his father Rebecca and a man are waiting in the office. When Connor was back in Lake Harmony, Rebecca told Connor's parents everything, such as that he saved her life and that he fled. In the beginning, the parents didn't want to believe it until Sarah explained the circumstances in Lake Harmony to them. When Connor enters the room, his mother hugs him tightly. A man is standing next to Rebecca. This man asks Connor if he was beaten. Mister Z looks at Connor angrily and warningly. When his mother says that he shouldn't pay attention to the man. He replies with "Yes, sir, they did. But I deserved it, sir". In the end Connor became the person he never wanted to be.
Setting: Lake Harmony