DystopianYoung Adult
In a dystopian world where a deadly disease grants surviving children psychic powers, ten-year-old Ruby is locked away in a brutal government camp.
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In a dystopian world where a deadly disease grants surviving children psychic powers, ten-year-old Ruby is locked away in a brutal government camp.
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When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something frightening enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that got her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” She might have survived the mysterious disease that had killed most of America’s children, but she and the others emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they could not control.
Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones. When...
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Sexual content
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Mild romantic tension and kissing; no explicit sexual scenes. One explicit sexual assault scene involving coercion; aftermath explored.
Violence & gore
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Graphic depictions of gun violence, torture in camps, child deaths, and sadistic abuse; pervasive throughout.
Profanity
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Moderate use of profanity including damn, hell, and ableist slurs; recurring but not dominant.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements; powers are sci-fi based.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Central themes of government oppression, child internment camps, and rebellion against authoritarian control.
Self-harm / suicide
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Brief mentions of suicidal ideation in the context of despair.
Abuse & suffering
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Extensive child abuse in camps, including beatings, experimentation, and Holocaust-like iconography; systemic suffering central. One explicit sexual assault scene involving coercion; aftermath explored.
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