The Darkest Minds

Soon to be a major motion picture When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that got her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government "rehabilitation camp." She might have survived the mysterious disease that killed most of America's children, but she and the others emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control.Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones.But when the truth about Ruby's abilities-the truth she's hidden from everyone, even the camp authorities-comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. On the run, she joins a group of kids who escaped their own camp: Zu, a young girl haunted by her past; Chubs, a standoffish brainiac; and Liam, their fearless leader, who is falling hard for Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can't risk getting close. Not after what happened to her parents.While they journey to find the one safe haven left for kids like them-East River-they must evade their determined pursuers, including an organization that will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the government. But as they get closer to grasping the things they've dreamed of, Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one that may mean giving up her only chance at a life worth living.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Published: 12/18/2012
ISBN: 9781423157373
Pages: 488
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.52d
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2012
Romantic Times 12/01/2012 pg. 47 - Excellent
Publishers Weekly 10/29/2012
Booklist 12/01/2012 pg. 59
Kirkus Bea Big Book Guide 05/15/2012 pg. 51
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2013 pg. 286
School Library Journal 03/01/2013 pg. 148
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 91 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 155935 / Darkest Minds
Reading Level: 5.7 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 22