"The Vindico" by Wesley King follows a group of teenagers who are selected to attend a prestigious school for potential supervillains. As they train to harness their unique abilities, they uncover a conspiracy that threatens both their futures and the world around them. The protagonist, along with his peers, must grapple with their morality and decide whether to embrace their villainous destinies or forge their own paths. As friendships are tested and secrets are revealed, they confront the true meaning of power, loyalty, and what it means to choose between good and evil. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 320 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 2013 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Wesley King is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wizenard Series: Training Camp with Kobe Bryant. He also wrote OCDaniel, which won the prestigious Edgar Award for best middle grade mystery, was named a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, and received Canada's Silver Birch Award. Booklist called it "Complex and satisfying. sometimes painful, sometimes amusing, and always rewarding," in a starred review. He lives in Nova Scotia.