Book
The Unwanteds
Record details
- ISBN: 9781442407688
- ISBN: 9781442407695
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Physical Description:
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regular print
390 pages ; 22 cm - Edition: First Aladdin hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Aladdin, 2011.
- Copyright: ©2011
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- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0
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| Subject: | Creative ability -- Juvenile fiction Magic -- Juvenile fiction Brothers -- Juvenile fiction Twins -- Juvenile fiction |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. |
| Topic Heading: | Juvenile fantasy series Tween Book Club Set |
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- Baker & Taylor
Anticipating his death when he is labeled an "Unwanted" in a dystopian world that strictly filters its citizens, 13-year-old Alex is astonished when he is sent to a fantastical place where he is encouraged to develop magical abilities, an education that eventually pits him against his twin brother. - Baker & Taylor
In a society that purges thirteen-year-olds who are creative, identical twins Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly Eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their abilities and learn magic. - Simon and Schuster
A riveting middlegrade dystopian novel from New York Times bestselling Wake author Lisa McMann that Kirkus Reviews calls âThe Hunger Games meets Harry Potter.â
Every year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds are sorted into categories: the strong, intelligent Wanteds go to university, and the artistic Unwanteds are sent to their deaths.
Thirteen-year-old Alex tries his hardest to be stoic when his fate is announced as Unwanted, even while leaving behind his twin, Aaron, a Wanted. Upon arrival at the destination where he expected to be eliminated, however, Alex discovers a stunning secret--behind the mirage of the "death farm" there is instead a place called Artime.
In Artime, each child is taught to cultivate their creative abilities and learn how to use them magically, weaving spells through paintbrushes and musical instruments. Everything Alex has ever known changes before his eyes, and it's a wondrous transformation.
But it's a rare, unique occurence for twins to be separated between Wanted and Unwanted, and as Alex and Aaron's bond stretches across their separation, a threat arises for the survival of Artime that will pit brother against brother in an ultimate, magical battle.
