The Girl Who Saw Clouds — Judith A. Barrett

Autistic and Orphaned. The nation's survival depends on her. Aimee Louise doesn't see faces; she sees clouds; most importantly, she sees the clouds of danger.A local transformer explodes, but it's only the beginning of the coordinated, widespread collapse of the nation's grid and the economy. When the power-hungry criminal discovers the information to stop his plan to take over the US government is hidden at her new family's farm, the attacks escalate and become personal. The target is Aimee Louise.