In a facility for experiments, twelve-year-old Max, a salamander-human hybrid, lives among other unique children. Each wears identical white clothing, and they are known only by their experiment numbers. Max's friends include Trixie, a moth-girl; Macy, a wolf-girl; Ollie, a dog-boy; Missy, a bunny-girl; and Arthur, a bear-boy. They navigate life under the watchful eyes of scientis