Sheltered from the post-apocalyptic world in a secluded river valley, thirteen year-old Kima (pronounced "Kee-ma") Rand is compelled to leave the safety of her farming community when it becomes clear that radioactive fallout has destroyed the valley's crops. Accompanied by a small band of young people and her mentor, Kima must travel through a thousand miles of wasteland on a quest to locate the National Seed Depository - an old world fortress rumored...