

There, Alex and his fellow Unwanteds are encouraged to cultivate their creative abilities and use them magically.

It's hard for Alex to leave behind his twin, Aaron, a Wanted, but he makes peace with his fate-until he discovers that instead of a “death farm,” what awaits him is a magical place called Artimé. Wanteds get more schooling and train to join the Quillitary. Each year, all the thirteen-year-olds are labeled as Wanted, Necessary, or Unwanted. When Alex finds out he is Unwanted, he expects to die.

A riveting middle-grade dystopian novel from New York Times bestselling Wake author Lisa McMann that Kirkus Reviews calls “The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter.”
