Jordan Kane is newly released from prison, but it's not back into the loving arms of his family. Small town gossip can be harsh, and it's only when he meets the

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For fans of James Dashner and Scott Westerfeld, a riveting sci-fi thriller about a boy in the not-so-distant future who stumbles upon a secret prison for teens

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