In "The Darkest Minds," a mysterious disease has wiped out most of America’s children, leaving the survivors with dangerous and powerful abilities. Sixteen-year-old Ruby is among them, deemed a threat and sent to a brutal government internment camp. When she escapes, she joins a group of fellow teens struggling to survive in a world that fears them. As they navigate their powers and forge deep bonds, they must confront a society that wants to control or eliminate them. Ruby discovers that she holds secrets about her powers and the future of the world, leading to a fight for freedom and identity. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Darkest Minds Novels .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade-12th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.

There are 560 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2018 by Disney-Hyperion .

Alexandra Bracken is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Passenger, Wayfarer and The Darkest Minds series, which is available throughout the world in over fifteen languages. After selling her debut novel in college, Alex worked in children's publishing for several years before leaving to write full time. She now lives in Arizona, where she was born and raised. Visit her online at www. alexandrabracken. com and on Twitter and Instagram as @alexbracken