Citizen 11811, Elijah Barrett, rebels against the over-controlling government, sabotaging their public executions and supplying food and shelter to "non-citizens", those people whom the government have decided to "ignore" or "discard". His rebellion leads him through an adventure, eventually ending in great sacrifices and courage. This book is an adaptation of the movie the author also stars in, unavailable in the U.S. as of 9-18-01.