The Darkest Minds

This YA novel by Alexandra Bracken was intended to be the first of a trilogy although it will possibly extend beyond that. It has been made into a movie, already. The premise is that a plague has wiped out most of America's children; the ones who survived have developed unusual powers--telekinesis, mind-reading, and other psychic abilities that scare the adults, who promptly turn their children over to authorities to be housed in "Rehabilitation Camps." Of course they are no such thing and, years after her incarceration, 16-year-old Ruby escapes with several others, all of whom are looking for a place where Psi children will be safe, the fabled East River. She hooks up with young Zu, whose touch burns, Chubb, a genius, and their leader, Liam. When they eventually find the refuge, it is led by the least likely person imaginable, the son of the President of the U.S. who created the camps. Ruby eventually begins to realize that not all is as it seems at their new home and doesn't know who to trust when everyone wants something from her. Here's the review from Publishers Weekly.