Author: Bracken, Alexandra
Interest age: from c 12 years
Published on 17 November 2016 by Hachette Children's Group (Quercus Children's Books) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the A Darkest Minds Novel' series.
Paperback | 528 pages
197 x 133 x 38 | 370g
The first book in the heart-stopping The Darkest Minds series, also now a major movie, from the bestselling author of Lore. Ruby is sixteen. She is dangerous. And she is alive. For now.
A mysterious disease has killed most of America's children. Ruby might have survived, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse than a virus: frightening abilities they cannot control. Pressured by the government, Ruby's parents sent her to Thurmond, a brutal state 'rehabilitation camp', where she has learned to fear and suppress her new power. But what if mastering it is a whole generation's only chance for survival?'A riveting emotional read that kept me on the edge.' - Melissa Marr, author of Wicked LovelyAlexandra Bracken is the New York Times bestselling author of Passenger, Wayfarer and The Darkest Minds series. Visit her online at www.alexandrabracken.com and on Twitter @alexbracken.