The Unwanteds/Lisa McMann/390 pgs.

According to a Kirkus Review, The Unwanteds is "The Hunger Games Meets Harry Potter." I personally feel that is a bit of a stretch. In the land of Quill, every year the 13 year-olds are sorted into two categories--the "Wanteds" and the "Unwanteds."  The Wanteds are the kids that are bright, strong, intelligent, and get to go to the university. The Unwanteds are the "artistic" kids, and since they are of no value in Quill, are sent to their deaths on the day of the "Purge." Identical twins Alex and Aaron Stowe are split up on the Purge--Aaron will proceed to the university, and Aaron will be sent to his death. What the people of Quill don't know, and neither do the Unwanteds, is that the Unwanteds are being sent to a magical place, Artime. Artime was created by Mr. Today, a magician, and exists to hide the Unwanteds from Quill. It's a place that encourages the Unwanteds to explore their creativity, and to learn how to use their creativity as a weapon--because, eventually there will be a showdown between Quill and Artime. This is book 1 in the series, and geared towards middle grade readers.