A fantastic story, thrillingly told. This book has a superpoweryou cant put it down. Jonathan Stroud, author of the bestselling Bartimaeus Trilogy

The truth about the Super childrenwho have real powers like flight and super strengthis 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 heregular kid that he isis 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.