In the Afterlight
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–18 · 2014 · Est. 14.5 hour read

In the Afterlight

By Alexandra Bracken

Book #3 in the The Darkest Minds series

A leader's mission to free captive children risks igniting a global conflict.

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535 pages· 155,639 words· Est. 14.5 hour read
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Ruby, burdened by loss, leads a mission to liberate Psi kids from brutal camps. With a dangerous prisoner and a secretive ally, she faces rising tensions and deadly stakes. Can Ruby uncover the truth behind a devastating disease and save a generation, or will one misstep ignite chaos?

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Book three in the hit series that’s soon to be a major motion picture!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 IANN, 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.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
535
Words
155,639
Reading age
12–18
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
~910L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.9
F&P level
~V
AR points
25
AR interest level
UG
AR quiz
170393
Publication
Published
October 28, 2014
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781423157526

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