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The Darkest Minds

  • 536 pages · about 9 hours
  • First published 2012
  • 11 editions

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1 About this book

When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something frightening 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 had killed most of America’s children, but she and the others emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they could not control.

Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones. When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. She is on the run, desperate to find the only safe haven left for kids like her—East River. She joins a group of kids who have escaped their own camp. Liam, their brave leader, 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. When they arrive at East River, nothing is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader.

Good for readers who want: science fiction, a love story, and a long read.

  • Science fiction
  • Love & Romance
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy & Magic
  • Parapsychology
  • Prisoners
  • Relationships
  • Psychic ability

2 About Alexandra Bracken

Born 1987

Alexandra Bracken (born February 27, 1987) is an American author known for The Darkest Minds series and Passenger series.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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