Book one in the blockbuster Darkest Minds series--now with cover art
from the 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.
