A NEW NORMAL Months after absorbing a nuclear explosion, Jason Champion is recuperating in a hospital when he is attacked by a shape-shifter with an agenda. She wants to harvest Jason's radioactive blood to keep his enemy, David King, alive. King had almost died at Jason's hands, but he now wants revenge. Following a narrow escape, Jason is joined by his new girlfriend Rhapsody, his ex Sasha, and a new friend, Esteban. While the provenance emerald, scarlet emerald, goshenite, heliodor, and morganite crystals that grant them mysterious powers are safe, there is a new threat. The most sought after version, aquamarine, has been found. Its wearer can raise the dead. Now in possession of the aquamarine, Jason is faced with decisions: deliver it to King in 72 hours or let everyone he cares about pay the price. He and his friends race across the nation to do the impossible: keep those close to him safe while defending the aquamarine before time runs out. The action continues in the third installment of the Reject High series, continuing the tale of the layered teenage characters and their charge to defend the planet.