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When a night of babysitting ends in two boys being kidnapped, Minna Gray feels responsible. Guilt turns to panic when she discovers no one is looking for them. The problem? With the exception of her best friend, no one else remembers the boys. It’s as if they’ve been erased.

Minna hasn’t told anyone about her visions: trees bursting into flame, houses changing color, doorframes dripping blood. Until now, the visions seemed to mean only one thing: she’s going crazy just like her grandmother. But as Minna scours the city for the missing boys, her ‘meaningless’ hallucinations begin to cross over into reality. Following up on a distressing vision that leaves her hand scorched, a midnight exploration reveals that her neighbor is involved in the kidnappings. But it’s not a simple matter of going to the police. He’s a powerful Corporation man, and there’s no telling how deep the conspiracy goes.

Minna finds an unexpected ally in a boy who knows about the disappearances. He says that many more have been taken, including his friend. He thinks there’s help in the Outlands – the infected wasteland beyond the city walls. Going there may be the only way to stop the kidnappers. But no one survives the Outlands, and Minna’s not sure she’s ready to trade life in the Emerald District for a slow suicide. She’s not even sure her ally is trustworthy. Instinctively she wants to trust him, but her visions about him are conflicting, and she’s seen him with the conspirators he claims to be working against. But soon she’ll have to decide, because she may have nowhere else to turn. Minna knows too much, and she’s next on the list to be taken.

THE AWAKENING OF MINNA GRAY is a 99,000-word YA dystopian fantasy.

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