17-year old Kira Adams has a cure for death Kira Adams is finding high school difficult. She’s awkward and shy, plus she may flunk out if she doesn’t stop obsessing on science, her passion and the one thing she’s good at. Desperate to pay off her mother’s debts, she enters a prestigious science contest with a big cash prize. But the contest isn’t for students and Kira must spend a week at a conference with other prizewinners, pretending to be an adult with a PhD, not a timid high school senior. There, Kira draws the attention of the celebrated scientist, Dr. Gregory Munn, as well as his handsome assistant, landing a part-time job at his famous laboratory. Her job is mostly about cleaning floors and lab equipment but then, one night, Kira stumbles across a way of reviving a lab rat that has died in her care. Suddenly, she’s the remarkable wunderkind, the girl who can cure death. For a moment her future seems secure. But as Kira discovers, science can be a dangerous business.