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.
When Alex finds out he is Unwanted, he expects to die. That is the way of the people of Quill. Each year, all the thirteen-year-olds are labeled as Wanted, Necessary, or Unwanted. Wanteds get more schooling and train to join the Quillitary. Necessaries keep the farms running. Unwanteds are set for elimination. Its hard for Alex to leave behind his twin, Aaron, a Wanted, but he makes peace with his fateuntil he discovers that instead of a death farm, what awaits him is a magical place called Artim. There, Alex and his fellow Unwanteds are encouraged to cultivate their creative abilities and use them magically. Everything Alex has ever known changes before his eyes, and its a wondrous transformation. But its a rare, unique occurrence for twins to be divided between Wanted and Unwanted, and as Alex and Aarons bond stretches across their separation, a threat arises for the survival of Artim that will pit brother against brother in an ultimate magical battle.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.
When Alex finds out he is Unwanted, he expects to die. That is the way of the people of Quill. Each year, all the thirteen-year-olds are labeled as Wanted, Necessary, or Unwanted. Wanteds get more schooling and train to join the Quillitary. Necessaries keep the farms running. Unwanteds are set for elimination. Its hard for Alex to leave behind his twin, Aaron, a Wanted, but he makes peace with his fateuntil he discovers that instead of a death farm, what awaits him is a magical place called Artim. There, Alex and his fellow Unwanteds are encouraged to cultivate their creative abilities and use them magically. Everything Alex has ever known changes before his eyes, and its a wondrous transformation. But its a rare, unique occurrence for twins to be divided between Wanted and Unwanted, and as Alex and Aarons bond stretches across their separation, a threat arises for the survival of Artim that will pit brother against brother in an ultimate magical battle.
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