Book excerpt: In a world where everything is given to you, how bad could life be? So figure four teens when offered the chance to journey forward through time in search of their dream lives. Sent to a simulated world where they are placed in their ideal jobs and infused with all the knowledge they need to succeed, Marco, Taylor, Karla, and April soon discover that reality, even the alternative kind, has a way of turning dreams into nightmares. Not until they change how they think do they realize who really controls their lives.