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  • The Darkest Minds

    Alexandra Bracken

    Mass Market Paperback (Disney-Hyperion, June 26, 2018)
    Book one in the blockbuster Darkest Minds series-now with key art from the major motion picture that's hitting theaters August 2018!Ruby Daly is one of the dangerous ones.She might have survived the mysterious disease that killed most of America's children, but she and the others sent to brutal government "rehabilitation camps" emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control. But when the truth about Ruby's abilities-the truth she's hidden from everyone, even the authorities-comes out, Ruby barely escapes with her life. On the run, she joins a group of teens who escaped their own camp: Zu, a young girl haunted by her past; Chubs, a standoffish genius; and Liam, their fearless leader, who is falling hard for Ruby. While they journey to find the one safe haven left for people 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 an impossible choice-one that could spark a revolution.
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  • The Darkest Minds

    Alexandra Bracken

    Paperback (Disney-Hyperion, June 26, 2018)
    Book one in the blockbuster Darkest Minds series-now with key art from the major motion picture that's hitting theaters August 2018!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.
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  • In the Afterlight

    Alexandra Bracken

    Hardcover (Disney-Hyperion, Oct. 28, 2014)
    Ruby can't look back. Fractured by an unbearable loss, she and the kids who survived the government's attack on Los Angeles travel north to regroup. Only Ruby can keep their highly dangerous prisoner in check. But with Clancy Gray, there's no guarantee you're fully in control, and everything comes with a price. When the Children's League disbands, Ruby rises up as a leader and forms an unlikely allegiance with Liam's brother, Cole, who has a volatile secret of his own. There are still thousands of other Psi kids suffering in government "rehabilitation camps" all over the country. Freeing them--revealing the governments unspeakable abuses in the process--is the mission Ruby has claimed since her own escape from Thurmond, the worst camp in the country.But not everyone is supportive of the plan Ruby and Cole craft to free the camps. As tensions rise, competing ideals threaten the mission to uncover the cause of IAAN, the disease that killed most of America's children and left Ruby and others with powers the government will kill to keep contained. With the fate of a generation in their hands, there is no room for error. One wrong move could be the spark that sets the world on fire.
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  • The Darkest Minds

    Alexandra Bracken

    Paperback (Disney-Hyperion, Oct. 22, 2013)
    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 gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” She might have survived the mysterious disease that’s killed most of America’s children, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control.Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones.When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. Now she’s on the run, desperate to find the one safe haven left for kids like her—East River. She joins a group of kids who 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. But there are other forces at work, people who will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the government. Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one that may mean giving up her only chance at a life worth living.
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  • In The Afterlight

    Alexandra Bracken

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Dec. 29, 2015)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Ruby can't look back. Fractured by an unbearable loss, she and the kids who survived the government's attack on Los Angeles travel north to regroup. With them is a prisoner: Clancy Gray, son of the president, and one of the few people Ruby has encountered with abilities like hers. Only Ruby has any power over him, and just one slip could lead to Clancy wreaking havoc on their minds. They are armed only with a volatile secret: proof of a government conspiracy to cover up the real cause of IANN, the disease that has killed most of America's children and left Ruby and others like her with powers the government will kill to keep contained. But internal strife may destroy their only chance to free the ""rehabilitation camps"" housing thousands of other Psi kids. Meanwhile, reunited with Liam, the boy she would-and did-sacrifice everything for to keep alive, Ruby must face the painful repercussions of having tampered with his memories of her. She turns to Cole, his older brother, to provide the intense training she knows she will need to ta
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  • Never Fade

    Alexandra Bracken

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Sept. 30, 2014)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Believing herself to be a monster in spite of powerful abilities that enable her to lead dangerous psychic missions against a corrupt government, Ruby is entrusted with an explosive secret about the disease that killed most of America's youth and embarks on a search in a lawless country to find Liam Stewart.
  • The Darkest Legacy

    Alexandra Bracken, Traci Kato-kiriyama

    Preloaded Digital Audio Player (Recorded Books, Nov. 10, 2018)
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