Darkest Minds, The

Book one in the hit series from #1New York Times bestselling author; Alexandra Bracken; was adapted to a major motion picture starring Amandla Stenberg and Mandy Moore--now with a stunning new paperback look and an exclusive bonus short story featuring Liam and his brother; Cole. 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.