A fantastic story, thrillingly told. This book has a superpower—you cant put it down. —Jonathan Stroud, author of the bestselling Bartimaeus Trilogy The truth about the Super children—who have real powers like flight and super strength—is finally exposed, and the town of Nobles Green has created a special boarding school for its superpowered children. Thats where all Daniels friends are headed, while he—regular kid that he is—is headed to summer school. But all is not well at the Academy for the Extraordinarily Gifted. A clique of popular kids led by a pair of sinister twins has taken over the school, and once again, its powerless Daniel who may be able to stop them. To do so, he will have to turn to his sworn enemy, the Shroud, for help.From the Hardcover edition.
