This is definitely the best book cover I've seen this year. It is genius! It also accurately and artistically conveys the storyline of the novel: an all-girls boarding school on an island in Maine is suddenly and mysteriously infected by the Tox, a horrible disease that kills many of the girls and the teachers and does weird things to the bodies of those who survive. They go blind, develop gills on their necks, all sorts of terrible things - everyone is afflicted a little differently, but the afflictions are all ghastly. They are totally cut off from the mainland except for a two-way radio and a supplies boat. Even with the supplies boat, they never have enough food to eat or fuel to keep warm. They develop into tight-knit groups who help each other survive. When one of the girls disappears and her friend is determined to find her, the action really heats up.